Light blue

#bbc8cc

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, soft 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 #bbc8cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbc8cc

RGB187, 200, 204

HSL194, 14%, 77%

HSV194, 8%, 80%

CMYK8%, 2%, 0%, 20%

Lab79.75, -3.64, -3.53

XYZ52.05, 56.23, 65.24

Decimal12306636

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone643 C

Shades of light blue

#a6b7bd #92a7ad #7d969e #6a858d #5a7178 #4b5e64 #3b4b4f #2c373b #1d2426 #0d1011

Tints of light blue

#c1cdd0 #c7d1d5 #ccd6d9 #d2dbdd #d8dfe2 #dee4e6 #e3e9ea #e9edef #eff2f3 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#ccbfbb Analogous#bbccc8 Analogous#bbbfcc Triadic#ccbbc8 Triadic#c8ccbb Split complementary#ccbbbf Split complementary#ccc8bb

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 8, 2, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbc8cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 2 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 6 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 #bbc8cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbc8cc; }
.text { color: #bbc8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc8cc; }

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 #bbc8cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbc8cc 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 #bbc8cc 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 #bbc8cc 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 #bbc8cc 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.