Light steel blue

#a4a8ea

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 strong blue at 237 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 #a4a8ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4a8ea

RGB164, 168, 234

HSL237, 62%, 78%

HSV237, 30%, 92%

CMYK30%, 28%, 0%, 8%

Lab70.76, 13.31, -33.55

XYZ44.16, 41.84, 83.59

Decimal10791146

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light steel blue

#868be3 #686fdc #4a52d5 #2f38cc #2830ae #212890 #1a1f72 #141755 #0d0f37 #060719

Tints of light steel blue

#acafec #b3b7ee #bbbeef #c3c5f1 #cacdf3 #d2d4f5 #dadbf6 #e1e3f8 #e9eafa #f0f1fc

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#eae6a4 Analogous#a4cbea Analogous#c3a4ea Triadic#eaa4a8 Triadic#a8eaa4 Split complementary#eac3a4 Split complementary#cbeaa4

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 30, 28, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4a8ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 28 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 30 4 14

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 #a4a8ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4a8ea; }
.text { color: #a4a8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a8ea; }

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 #a4a8ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4a8ea 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 #a4a8ea 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 #a4a8ea 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 #a4a8ea is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.