Light steel blue

#8eafbf

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

Light steel blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #8eafbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8eafbf

RGB142, 175, 191

HSL200, 28%, 65%

HSV200, 26%, 75%

CMYK26%, 8%, 0%, 25%

Lab69.59, -7.54, -11.86

XYZ35.89, 40.17, 55.15

Decimal9351103

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone550 C

Shades of light steel blue

#7ba1b4 #6794a9 #58859b #4d7487 #426474 #375361 #2c424d #21323a #162127 #0b1114

Tints of light steel blue

#98b6c5 #a2bdcb #acc5d0 #b7ccd6 #c1d3dc #cbdae2 #d5e1e7 #dfe9ed #e9f0f3 #f4f7f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#bf9e8e Analogous#8ebfb7 Analogous#8e97bf Triadic#bf8eaf Triadic#afbf8e Split complementary#bf8e97 Split complementary#bfb68e

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 8, 0, 25.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 8 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 11 4 31

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 #8eafbf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

The figures for #8eafbf 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 coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.