Light steel blue

#aeb2f7

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 vivid blue at 237 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 #aeb2f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aeb2f7

RGB174, 178, 247

HSL237, 82%, 83%

HSV237, 30%, 97%

CMYK30%, 28%, 0%, 3%

Lab74.54, 13.8, -34.69

XYZ50.16, 47.55, 94.53

Decimal11449079

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8a90f3 #676ef0 #434dec #202be9 #141ece #1119aa #0d1486 #0a0f63 #06093f #03041c

Tints of light steel blue

#b4b8f8 #bbbef8 #c1c4f9 #c8cbfa #ced1fa #d5d7fb #dbddfb #e2e3fc #e8e9fd #eff0fd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f7f3ae Analogous#aed6f7 Analogous#cfaef7 Triadic#f7aeb2 Triadic#b2f7ae Split complementary#f7cfae Split complementary#d6f7ae

Light steel blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 30, 28, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aeb2f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 28 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 30 4 9

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

Light steel blue in css

Copy #aeb2f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aeb2f7; }
.text { color: #aeb2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb2f7; }

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 #aeb2f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aeb2f7 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 #aeb2f7 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 #aeb2f7 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 #aeb2f7 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.