Light blue

#b7cdcc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light blue is a light teal, open between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #b7cdcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7cdcc

RGB183, 205, 204

HSL177, 18%, 76%

HSV177, 11%, 80%

CMYK11%, 0%, 0%, 20%

Lab80.79, -7.58, -2.03

XYZ52.26, 58.09, 65.58

Decimal12045772

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a2bebd #8db0ae #78a19f #64918f #567c7a #476665 #385150 #2a3c3b #1b2727 #0d1212

Tints of light blue

#bdd1d0 #c3d6d5 #c9dad9 #d0dedd #d6e2e2 #dce7e6 #e2ebea #e8efef #eef3f3 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#cdb7b8 Analogous#b7cdc1 Analogous#b7c3cd Triadic#ccb7cd Triadic#cdccb7 Split complementary#cdb7c3 Split complementary#cdc1b7

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7cdcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 0 20

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light blue in css

Copy #b7cdcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7cdcc; }
.text { color: #b7cdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cdcc; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b7cdcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7cdcc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b7cdcc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b7cdcc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b7cdcc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.