Light steel blue

#bec6fa

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 #bec6fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bec6fa

RGB190, 198, 250

HSL232, 86%, 86%

HSV232, 24%, 98%

CMYK24%, 21%, 0%, 2%

Lab80.87, 8.21, -26.47

XYZ58.68, 58.24, 98.59

Decimal12502778

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of light steel blue

#98a5f7 #7283f4 #4c62f1 #2641ee #112cda #0e24b4 #0b1c8e #081568 #050d42 #02061c

Tints of light steel blue

#c3cafa #c8cefb #cdd3fb #d1d7fb #d6dbfc #dbdffc #e0e4fd #e5e8fd #eaecfd #eef0fe

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#faf2be Analogous#bee4fa Analogous#d4befa Triadic#fabec6 Triadic#c6fabe Split complementary#fad4be Split complementary#e4fabe

Light steel blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 24, 21, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bec6fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 21 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 23 4 8

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #bec6fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bec6fa; }
.text { color: #bec6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec6fa; }

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 #bec6fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bec6fa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bec6fa 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bec6fa 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

The figures for #bec6fa 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.