Light steel blue

#9db3d2

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 soft blue at 215 degrees. 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 #9db3d2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9db3d2

RGB157, 179, 210

HSL215, 37%, 72%

HSV215, 25%, 82%

CMYK25%, 15%, 0%, 18%

Lab72.27, -0.67, -18.16

XYZ41.66, 44.06, 67.28

Decimal10335186

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#86a1c7 #6f8fbd #587db2 #496d9f #3f5d88 #344d71 #293e5a #1f2e43 #141e2c #0a0e15

Tints of light steel blue

#a6bad6 #aec0da #b7c7de #bfcee2 #c8d4e6 #d0dbea #d9e2ee #e2e8f2 #eaeff5 #f3f6f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#d2bc9d Analogous#9dcdd2 Analogous#a29dd2 Triadic#d29db3 Triadic#b3d29d Split complementary#d2a29d Split complementary#cdd29d

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 15, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9db3d2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 15 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 18 4 24

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 #9db3d2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9db3d2; }
.text { color: #9db3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db3d2; }

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 #9db3d2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9db3d2 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 #9db3d2 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 #9db3d2 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 #9db3d2 are worked out. 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.