Light steel blue

#89afcc

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

This is Light steel blue, a soft blue at 206 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #89afcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#89afcc

RGB137, 175, 204

HSL206, 40%, 67%

HSV206, 33%, 80%

CMYK33%, 14%, 0%, 20%

Lab69.71, -5.86, -18.87

XYZ36.55, 40.34, 62.99

Decimal9023436

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone543 C

Shades of light steel blue

#73a0c3 #5e92b9 #4b83ad #417297 #386282 #2f526c #254156 #1c3141 #13202b #091015

Tints of light steel blue

#94b6d1 #9ebdd5 #a9c4da #b3ccde #bed3e3 #c8dae7 #d3e1ec #dde8f0 #e8eff5 #f3f7fa

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#cca689 Analogous#89ccc8 Analogous#898dcc Triadic#cc89af Triadic#afcc89 Split complementary#cc898d Split complementary#ccc889

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 14, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #89afcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 14 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 17 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #89afcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #89afcc; }
.text { color: #89afcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89afcc; }

How light steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #89afcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #89afcc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #89afcc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #89afcc 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 steel blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #89afcc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.