Light steel blue

#c3cafb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light steel blue sits in the blue band, light and vivid. 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 #c3cafb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c3cafb

RGB195, 202, 251

HSL233, 88%, 87%

HSV233, 22%, 98%

CMYK22%, 20%, 0%, 2%

Lab82.28, 7.78, -24.83

XYZ61.04, 60.81, 99.79

Decimal12831483

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9ca8f8 #7585f6 #4e63f3 #2740f1 #0f29df #0c22b8 #0a1b92 #07146b #050c44 #02051d

Tints of light steel blue

#c7cefb #ccd2fc #d0d5fc #d4d9fc #d9ddfc #dde1fd #e1e5fd #e6e9fd #eaecfe #eef0fe

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#fbf4c3 Analogous#c3e6fb Analogous#d8c3fb Triadic#fbc3ca Triadic#cafbc3 Split complementary#fbd8c3 Split complementary#e6fbc3

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 22, 20, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c3cafb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 20 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 22 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 #c3cafb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c3cafb; }
.text { color: #c3cafb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cafb; }

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 #c3cafb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c3cafb 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 #c3cafb 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 #c3cafb 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 #c3cafb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.