Light steel blue

#9eaabd

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 217 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 #9eaabd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9eaabd

RGB158, 170, 189

HSL217, 19%, 68%

HSV217, 16%, 74%

CMYK16%, 10%, 0%, 26%

Lab69.25, -0.21, -11.15

XYZ37.66, 39.69, 53.82

Decimal10398397

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone651 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8b9ab0 #7889a3 #667996 #596983 #4c5a70 #404b5e #333c4b #262d38 #191e25 #0c0f12

Tints of light steel blue

#a7b2c3 #afb9c9 #b8c1cf #c1c8d5 #c9d0da #d2d7e0 #dadfe6 #e3e7ec #eceef2 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#bdb19e Analogous#9ebabd Analogous#a29ebd Triadic#bd9eaa Triadic#aabd9e Split complementary#bda29e Split complementary#babd9e

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 10, 0, 26.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 10 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 13 4 32

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 #9eaabd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9eaabd 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 #9eaabd 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 #9eaabd 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

Here is how the numbers for #9eaabd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.