Light steel blue

#beb9fc

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 244 degrees. 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 #beb9fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#beb9fc

RGB190, 185, 252

HSL244, 92%, 86%

HSV244, 27%, 99%

CMYK25%, 27%, 0%, 1%

Lab77.68, 15.75, -32.43

XYZ56.15, 52.67, 99.3

Decimal12499452

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9a92fa #766bf9 #5144f7 #2d1df5 #1a0ae0 #1508b9 #110692 #0c056b #080344 #03011d

Tints of light steel blue

#c3befc #c8c4fc #d2cefd #d7d3fd #dbd9fd #e0defe #e5e3fe #eae9fe #efeefe

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f7fcb9 Analogous#b9d5fc Analogous#e0b9fc Triadic#fcbeb9 Triadic#b9fcbe Split complementary#fce0b9 Split complementary#d6fcb9

Light steel blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 25, 27, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #beb9fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 27 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 29 4 7

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 #beb9fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #beb9fc; }
.text { color: #beb9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb9fc; }

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 #beb9fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #beb9fc 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 #beb9fc 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 #beb9fc 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 #beb9fc is computed, not guessed. 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.