Light steel blue

#9fbfdf

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

Hex#9fbfdf

RGB159, 191, 223

HSL210, 50%, 75%

HSV210, 29%, 87%

CMYK29%, 14%, 0%, 13%

Lab76.04, -3.48, -19.5

XYZ46.25, 49.96, 77.02

Decimal10469343

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light steel blue

#85add6 #6a9ccd #508ac5 #3c79b5 #34679b #2b5680 #224466 #19324c #102131 #080f17

Tints of light steel blue

#a7c5e2 #b0cae5 #b8d0e7 #c0d5ea #c8dbed #d1e0f0 #d9e6f2 #e1ebf5 #e9f1f8 #f2f6fb

Colors that go with light steel blue

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Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 14, 0, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 14 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 17 4 19

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 #9fbfdf straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

Every value on this page for #9fbfdf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.