Light steel blue

#b7cdff

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 222 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 #b7cdff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7cdff

RGB183, 205, 255

HSL222, 100%, 86%

HSV222, 28%, 100%

CMYK28%, 20%, 0%, 0%

Lab82.35, 3.58, -26.91

XYZ59.41, 60.95, 103.24

Decimal12045823

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8eb1ff #6694ff #3d78ff #145cff #0048ea #003bc2 #002f99 #002270 #001647 #00091f

Tints of light steel blue

#c2d5ff #cddcff #d7e4ff #e2ebff #e8efff #edf3ff

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#ffe9b7 Analogous#b7f1ff Analogous#c5b7ff Triadic#ffb7cd Triadic#cdffb7 Split complementary#ffc5b7 Split complementary#f1ffb7

Light steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 28, 20, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7cdff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 20 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 22 4 6

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 #b7cdff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7cdff; }
.text { color: #b7cdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cdff; }

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 #b7cdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7cdff 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 #b7cdff 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 #b7cdff 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 #b7cdff are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.