Light steel blue

#aecff3

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 #aecff3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aecff3

RGB174, 207, 243

HSL211, 74%, 82%

HSV211, 28%, 95%

CMYK28%, 15%, 0%, 5%

Lab81.89, -2.91, -21.29

XYZ55.95, 60.1, 93.44

Decimal11456499

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8cbbee #6ba7e9 #4993e4 #277fdf #1d6cc3 #185aa1 #134780 #0e345e #09223c #040f1b

Tints of light steel blue

#bbd7f5 #c8dff7 #d5e6f9 #dceafa #e2eefb #e9f2fc #eff6fd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f3d2ae Analogous#aef1f3 Analogous#b0aef3 Triadic#f3aecf Triadic#cff3ae Split complementary#f3b0ae Split complementary#f1f3ae

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 15, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aecff3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 15 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 18 4 11

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 #aecff3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aecff3; }
.text { color: #aecff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecff3; }

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 #aecff3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aecff3 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 #aecff3 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 #aecff3 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 #aecff3 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.