Light steel blue

#a7bae0

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 soft blue at 220 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 #a7bae0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a7bae0

RGB167, 186, 224

HSL220, 48%, 77%

HSV220, 25%, 88%

CMYK25%, 17%, 0%, 12%

Lab75.27, 1.83, -21.16

XYZ46.95, 48.72, 77.45

Decimal10992352

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8ca5d7 #7290cd #577bc4 #4068b7 #37599c #2e4981 #243a67 #1b2b4c #111c31 #080d17

Tints of light steel blue

#aec0e3 #b6c6e5 #bdcce8 #c5d1eb #ccd7ed #d4ddf0 #dbe3f2 #e3e9f5 #eaeff8 #f2f5fa

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 25, 17, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a7bae0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 17 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 20 4 18

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 #a7bae0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a7bae0; }
.text { color: #a7bae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bae0; }

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 #a7bae0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a7bae0 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 #a7bae0 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 #a7bae0 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 #a7bae0 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.