Light steel blue

#b1b0d4

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 242 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #b1b0d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b1b0d4

RGB177, 176, 212

HSL242, 30%, 76%

HSV242, 17%, 83%

CMYK17%, 17%, 0%, 17%

Lab72.99, 7.67, -18.02

XYZ45.54, 45.15, 68.6

Decimal11645140

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9a99c7 #8382bb #6c6bae #58569f #4b4a88 #3f3d70 #323159 #252442 #18172b #0b0b14

Tints of light steel blue

#b8b7d8 #bebddb #c5c4df #cccbe3 #d2d2e6 #d9d8ea #e0dfee #e6e6f1 #ededf5 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#d3d4b0 Analogous#b0c1d4 Analogous#c3b0d4 Triadic#d4b1b0 Triadic#b0d4b1 Split complementary#d4c3b0 Split complementary#c1d4b0

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 17, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b1b0d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 17 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 20 4 23

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 #b1b0d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b1b0d4; }
.text { color: #b1b0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b0d4; }

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 #b1b0d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b1b0d4 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 #b1b0d4 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 #b1b0d4 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 #b1b0d4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.