Light steel blue

#8cb0d6

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 211 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #8cb0d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8cb0d6

RGB140, 176, 214

HSL211, 47%, 69%

HSV211, 35%, 84%

CMYK35%, 18%, 0%, 16%

Lab70.51, -3.01, -23.12

XYZ38.48, 41.48, 69.6

Decimal9220310

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light steel blue

#74a0ce #5c8fc5 #447fbd #3b6fa6 #335f8e #2a4f76 #223f5e #192f46 #111f2e #080f17

Tints of light steel blue

#96b7da #a0bedd #abc5e1 #b5cce5 #bfd3e8 #c9daec #d3e1ef #dde8f3 #e8eff7 #f2f6fa

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#d6b28c Analogous#8cd5d6 Analogous#8d8cd6 Triadic#d68cb0 Triadic#b0d68c Split complementary#d68d8c Split complementary#d5d68c

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 35, 18, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8cb0d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

35 18 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

36 21 4 22

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 #8cb0d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8cb0d6; }
.text { color: #8cb0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb0d6; }

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 #8cb0d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8cb0d6 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 #8cb0d6 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 #8cb0d6 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #8cb0d6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.