Light blue

#bcdced

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

Light blue is a light blue that reads soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light blue color values

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

Hex#bcdced

RGB188, 220, 237

HSL201, 58%, 83%

HSV201, 21%, 93%

CMYK21%, 7%, 0%, 7%

Lab86.0, -6.93, -11.83

XYZ61.62, 67.99, 90.0

Decimal12377325

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone290 C

Shades of light blue

#9dcce5 #7ebcdc #5fabd4 #409bcc #3086b4 #286f94 #205875 #174056 #0f2937 #061218

Tints of light blue

#c1dfee #c7e2f0 #cce4f1 #d1e7f3 #d6eaf4 #dcedf6 #e1eff7 #e6f2f8 #ecf5fa #f1f8fb

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#edcdbc Analogous#bcede6 Analogous#bcc3ed Triadic#edbcdc Triadic#dcedbc Split complementary#edbcc3 Split complementary#ede6bc

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 21, 7, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 7 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 10 4 13

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 #bcdced straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Here is how the numbers for #bcdced are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.