Light steel blue

#91a7cd

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 218 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 #91a7cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#91a7cd

RGB145, 167, 205

HSL218, 38%, 69%

HSV218, 29%, 80%

CMYK29%, 19%, 0%, 20%

Lab68.07, 1.12, -21.87

XYZ36.52, 38.06, 63.18

Decimal9545677

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#7b95c3 #6584b9 #4f72af #456499 #3b5683 #31476d #283957 #1e2b41 #141c2b #0a0e15

Tints of light steel blue

#9bafd1 #a5b7d6 #aebeda #b8c6df #c2cee3 #ccd6e8 #d5deec #dfe6f1 #e9edf5 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

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Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 29, 19, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #91a7cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 19 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 21 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 steel blue in css

Copy #91a7cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #91a7cd; }
.text { color: #91a7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a7cd; }

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 #91a7cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #91a7cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #91a7cd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #91a7cd 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 #91a7cd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.