Light steel blue

#a2bbf0

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 strong blue at 221 degrees. 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 #a2bbf0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2bbf0

RGB162, 187, 240

HSL221, 72%, 79%

HSV221, 33%, 94%

CMYK33%, 22%, 0%, 6%

Lab75.77, 3.71, -29.09

XYZ48.4, 49.51, 89.44

Decimal10664944

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#82a4eb #628ce6 #4275e1 #235eda #1e50ba #19429a #14357a #0f275a #09193a #040b1a

Tints of light steel blue

#aac1f1 #b2c6f3 #b9ccf4 #c1d2f5 #c9d7f6 #d1ddf8 #d8e3f9 #e0e8fa #e8eefb #f0f4fd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f0d7a2 Analogous#a2e2f0 Analogous#b0a2f0 Triadic#f0a2bb Triadic#bbf0a2 Split complementary#f0b0a2 Split complementary#e2f0a2

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 32, 22, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2bbf0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 22 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 24 4 12

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 #a2bbf0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2bbf0; }
.text { color: #a2bbf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2bbf0; }

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 #a2bbf0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2bbf0 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 #a2bbf0 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 #a2bbf0 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

Here is how the numbers for #a2bbf0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.