Light blue

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #bbd7dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of light blue

Tints of light blue

Colors that go with light blue

Light blue in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbd7dc on both.

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 #bbd7dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbd7dc; }
.text { color: #bbd7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbd7dc; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbd7dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbd7dc 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 #bbd7dc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #bbd7dc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values