Light steel blue

#a2b2be

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 206 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 #a2b2be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b2be

RGB162, 178, 190

HSL206, 18%, 69%

HSV206, 15%, 75%

CMYK15%, 6%, 0%, 25%

Lab71.72, -3.04, -7.99

XYZ40.11, 43.24, 54.95

Decimal10662590

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone644 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8fa2b1 #7c93a4 #698396 #5c7384 #4f6271 #41525e #34414b #273138 #1a2025 #0d1012

Tints of light steel blue

#aab9c4 #b2c0ca #bbc6cf #c3cdd5 #cbd4db #d3dbe1 #dce2e6 #e4e9ec #eceff2 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#beaea2 Analogous#a2bebc Analogous#a2a4be Triadic#bea2b2 Triadic#b2bea2 Split complementary#bea2a4 Split complementary#bebca2

Light steel blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 15, 6, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b2be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 6 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 10 4 31

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 #a2b2be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b2be; }
.text { color: #a2b2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2be; }

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 #a2b2be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b2be 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 #a2b2be 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 #a2b2be 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 #a2b2be is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.