Light steel blue

#9ba7bb

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 muted blue at 218 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 #9ba7bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9ba7bb

RGB155, 167, 187

HSL218, 19%, 67%

HSV218, 17%, 73%

CMYK17%, 11%, 0%, 27%

Lab68.16, 0.01, -11.69

XYZ36.31, 38.19, 52.47

Decimal10201019

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone651 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8897ae #7686a2 #657694 #586881 #4b596f #3f4a5c #323b4a #262c37 #191d25 #0c0f12

Tints of light steel blue

#a4afc1 #adb7c7 #b6bfcd #bfc6d3 #c8ced9 #d1d6df #dadee6 #e3e6ec #ebeef2 #f4f6f8

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 17, 11, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9ba7bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 11 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 14 4 33

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 #9ba7bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9ba7bb; }
.text { color: #9ba7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba7bb; }

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 #9ba7bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9ba7bb 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 #9ba7bb 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 #9ba7bb 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 #9ba7bb is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.