Light steel blue

#abc9ee

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light steel blue is a light blue that reads 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 #abc9ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#abc9ee

RGB171, 201, 238

HSL213, 66%, 80%

HSV213, 28%, 93%

CMYK28%, 16%, 0%, 7%

Lab79.96, -1.77, -21.57

XYZ53.11, 56.6, 89.02

Decimal11258350

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone278 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8cb5e8 #6ca1e1 #4d8cdb #2d78d5 #2566b7 #1f5597 #184378 #123158 #0c2039 #050e19

Tints of light steel blue

#b2cdef #b9d2f1 #c0d6f2 #c7dbf4 #cedff5 #d4e4f6 #dbe8f8 #e2edf9 #e9f1fb #f0f5fc

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#eed0ab Analogous#abebee Analogous#aeabee Triadic#eeabc9 Triadic#c9eeab Split complementary#eeaeab Split complementary#ebeeab

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 16, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #abc9ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 16 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 19 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #abc9ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #abc9ee; }
.text { color: #abc9ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #abc9ee; }

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 #abc9ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #abc9ee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #abc9ee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #abc9ee 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 #abc9ee 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.