Light steel blue

#8caccc

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 mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #8caccc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8caccc

RGB140, 172, 204

HSL210, 39%, 67%

HSV210, 31%, 80%

CMYK31%, 16%, 0%, 20%

Lab69.07, -3.36, -19.83

XYZ36.47, 39.44, 62.82

Decimal9219276

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone278 C

Shades of light steel blue

#769cc2 #618db9 #4d7dad #436d97 #3a5e82 #304e6c #263e56 #1d2f41 #131f2b #090f15

Tints of light steel blue

#96b3d1 #a1bbd5 #abc2da #b5cade #bfd1e3 #cad8e7 #d4e0ec #dee7f0 #e8eff5 #f3f6fa

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#ccac8c Analogous#8ccccc Analogous#8c8ccc Triadic#cc8cac Triadic#accc8c Split complementary#cc8c8c Split complementary#cccc8c

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 31, 16, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8caccc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

31 16 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 19 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #8caccc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8caccc; }
.text { color: #8caccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caccc; }

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 #8caccc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8caccc 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 #8caccc 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 #8caccc 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 #8caccc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.