Light steel blue

#94aecb

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

Light steel blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #94aecb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#94aecb

RGB148, 174, 203

HSL212, 35%, 69%

HSV212, 27%, 80%

CMYK27%, 14%, 0%, 20%

Lab70.09, -2.33, -17.68

XYZ38.13, 40.88, 62.38

Decimal9744075

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone644 C

Shades of light steel blue

#7e9ec1 #698db6 #537dac #496d96 #3e5e80 #344e6b #293e55 #1f2e40 #141f2a #0a0f15

Tints of light steel blue

#9db5d0 #a7bcd4 #b0c4d9 #bacbdd #c3d2e2 #cdd9e7 #d6e0eb #e0e8f0 #e9eff5 #f3f6f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#cbb194 Analogous#94c9cb Analogous#9694cb Triadic#cb94ae Triadic#aecb94 Split complementary#cb9694 Split complementary#c9cb94

Light steel 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 27, 14, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #94aecb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 14 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 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 #94aecb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #94aecb; }
.text { color: #94aecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aecb; }

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 #94aecb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #94aecb 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 #94aecb 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 #94aecb 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

Every value on this page for #94aecb 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.