Light blue

#bcd2d2

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

This is Light blue, a muted teal at 180 degrees. 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 #bcd2d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bcd2d2

RGB188, 210, 210

HSL180, 20%, 78%

HSV180, 10%, 82%

CMYK10%, 0%, 0%, 18%

Lab82.61, -7.35, -2.52

XYZ55.42, 61.44, 69.91

Decimal12374738

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone552 C

Shades of light blue

#a6c3c3 #90b4b4 #7aa6a6 #659696 #568080 #476a6a #395454 #2a3e3e #1b2828 #0c1212

Tints of light blue

#c2d6d6 #c7dada #cddddd #d3e1e1 #d8e5e5 #dee9e9 #e3ecec #e9f0f0 #eff4f4 #f4f8f8

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#d2bcbc Analogous#bcd2c7 Analogous#bcc7d2 Triadic#d2bcd2 Triadic#d2d2bc Split complementary#d2bcc7 Split complementary#d2c7bc

Light blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bcd2d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 4 24

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 #bcd2d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bcd2d2; }
.text { color: #bcd2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcd2d2; }

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 #bcd2d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bcd2d2 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 #bcd2d2 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 #bcd2d2 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

The figures for #bcd2d2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.