Light steel blue

#cdc9ff

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. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #cdc9ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdc9ff

RGB205, 201, 255

HSL244, 100%, 89%

HSV244, 21%, 100%

CMYK20%, 21%, 0%, 0%

Lab82.9, 12.22, -25.94

XYZ64.11, 61.97, 103.19

Decimal13486591

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a69eff #7e74ff #5749ff #2f1fff #1200f3 #0f00c9 #0c009e #090074 #050049 #02001f

Tints of light steel blue

#d0cdff #d4d0ff #d7d4ff #dad7ff #dedbff #e1dfff #e4e2ff #e8e6ff #ebeaff #eeedff

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#fbffc9 Analogous#c9e0ff Analogous#e8c9ff Triadic#ffcdc9 Triadic#c9ffcd Split complementary#ffe8c9 Split complementary#e0ffc9

Light steel blue in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 20, 21, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdc9ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 21 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 23 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light steel blue in css

Copy #cdc9ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdc9ff; }
.text { color: #cdc9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc9ff; }

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 #cdc9ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdc9ff 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 #cdc9ff 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 #cdc9ff 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 #cdc9ff is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.