Light steel blue

#a0a7bc

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 confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #a0a7bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a0a7bc

RGB160, 167, 188

HSL225, 17%, 68%

HSV225, 15%, 74%

CMYK15%, 11%, 0%, 26%

Lab68.56, 1.87, -11.61

XYZ37.39, 38.74, 53.08

Decimal10528700

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone535 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8d96af #7b85a2 #697394 #5b6582 #4e566f #41485c #34394a #272b37 #1a1c25 #0d0e12

Tints of light steel blue

#a8afc2 #b1b7c8 #b9bece #c2c6d4 #caceda #d3d6e0 #dbdee6 #e4e6ec #ecedf2 #f5f5f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#bcb5a0 Analogous#a0b5bc Analogous#a7a0bc Triadic#bca0a7 Triadic#a7bca0 Split complementary#bca7a0 Split complementary#b5bca0

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 11, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a0a7bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 11 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 14 4 32

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 #a0a7bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a0a7bc; }
.text { color: #a0a7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a7bc; }

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 #a0a7bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a0a7bc 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 #a0a7bc 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 #a0a7bc 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

The figures for #a0a7bc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.