Light steel blue

#b8ceeb

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #b8ceeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8ceeb

RGB184, 206, 235

HSL214, 56%, 82%

HSV214, 22%, 92%

CMYK22%, 12%, 0%, 8%

Lab82.02, -1.25, -16.77

XYZ56.83, 60.33, 87.25

Decimal12111595

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2707 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9ab9e2 #7ba4da #5d8fd1 #3f7ac9 #3168af #295691 #204473 #183254 #0f2036 #070e18

Tints of light steel blue

#c3d6ee #cfdef1 #dae6f5 #e0eaf6 #ebf1f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#ebd5b8 Analogous#b8e7eb Analogous#bcb8eb Triadic#ebb8ce Triadic#ceebb8 Split complementary#ebbcb8 Split complementary#e7ebb8

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 22, 12, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8ceeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 12 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 15 4 14

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 #b8ceeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8ceeb; }
.text { color: #b8ceeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ceeb; }

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 #b8ceeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8ceeb 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 #b8ceeb 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 #b8ceeb 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b8ceeb are worked out. 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.