Light steel blue

#cdcaff

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, pale and vivid. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

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

Hex#cdcaff

RGB205, 202, 255

HSL243, 100%, 90%

HSV243, 21%, 100%

CMYK20%, 21%, 0%, 0%

Lab83.15, 11.68, -25.56

XYZ64.35, 62.44, 103.27

Decimal13486847

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a59fff #7d75ff #544aff #2c1fff #0e00f4 #0b00c9 #09009f #070074 #040049 #02001f

Tints of light steel blue

#d0ceff #d4d1ff #d7d5ff #dad8ff #dedcff #e1dfff #e4e3ff #e8e6ff #ebeaff #eeedff

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#fcffca Analogous#cae1ff Analogous#e8caff Triadic#ffcdca Triadic#caffcd Split complementary#ffe8ca Split complementary#e1ffca

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 #cdcaff 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 #cdcaff straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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