Light steel blue

#9fb2ff

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, light and vivid. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #9fb2ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9fb2ff

RGB159, 178, 255

HSL228, 100%, 81%

HSV228, 38%, 100%

CMYK38%, 30%, 0%, 0%

Lab73.82, 11.74, -40.2

XYZ48.27, 46.43, 101.03

Decimal10466047

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#7993ff #5274ff #2c56ff #0637ff #002cde #0024b8 #001d92 #00156b #000e45 #00061f

Tints of light steel blue

#a7b8ff #afbfff #b6c5ff #becbff #c6d1ff #ced8ff #d6deff #dee4ff #e5eaff #edf1ff

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#ffec9f Analogous#9fe2ff Analogous#bc9fff Triadic#ff9fb2 Triadic#b2ff9f Split complementary#ffbc9f Split complementary#e2ff9f

Light steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 38, 30, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9fb2ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 30 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 32 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #9fb2ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9fb2ff; }
.text { color: #9fb2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb2ff; }

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 #9fb2ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9fb2ff 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 #9fb2ff 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 #9fb2ff 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

The figures for #9fb2ff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.