Light steel blue

#96a2c7

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 225 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 #96a2c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#96a2c7

RGB150, 162, 199

HSL225, 30%, 68%

HSV225, 25%, 78%

CMYK25%, 19%, 0%, 22%

Lab66.86, 3.96, -20.36

XYZ35.81, 36.45, 59.18

Decimal9872071

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8190bc #6c7db1 #586ba5 #4d5e91 #42507c #374367 #2c3552 #21283d #161a29 #0b0d14

Tints of light steel blue

#9faacc #a9b3d1 #b2bbd6 #bbc3db #c5cbe0 #ced4e5 #d7dcea #e1e4ef #eaecf4 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#c7bb96 Analogous#96bac7 Analogous#a396c7 Triadic#c796a2 Triadic#a2c796 Split complementary#c7a396 Split complementary#bac796

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 25, 19, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #96a2c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 19 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 21 4 28

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 #96a2c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #96a2c7; }
.text { color: #96a2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a2c7; }

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 #96a2c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #96a2c7 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 #96a2c7 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 #96a2c7 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

Here is how the numbers for #96a2c7 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.