Light steel blue

#b2bac0

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 open. 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 #b2bac0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2bac0

RGB178, 186, 192

HSL206, 10%, 73%

HSV206, 7%, 75%

CMYK7%, 3%, 0%, 25%

Lab75.07, -1.6, -4.0

XYZ45.43, 48.39, 56.81

Decimal11713216

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9fa9b1 #8d99a1 #7a8892 #697781 #5a666e #4b545b #3c4349 #2c3236 #1d2123 #0e1011

Tints of light steel blue

#b9c0c5 #bfc6cb #c6ccd0 #cdd2d6 #d4d8db #e1e4e6 #eef0f1

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#c0b8b2 Analogous#b2c0bf Analogous#b2b3c0 Triadic#c0b2ba Triadic#bac0b2 Split complementary#c0b2b3 Split complementary#c0bfb2

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 3, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2bac0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 3 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 7 4 31

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 #b2bac0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2bac0; }
.text { color: #b2bac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bac0; }

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 #b2bac0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2bac0 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 #b2bac0 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 #b2bac0 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

The figures for #b2bac0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.