Light steel blue

#a7b2ea

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 light blue that reads relaxed. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #a7b2ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a7b2ea

RGB167, 178, 234

HSL230, 61%, 79%

HSV230, 29%, 92%

CMYK29%, 24%, 0%, 8%

Lab73.54, 8.6, -29.23

XYZ46.71, 46.0, 84.26

Decimal10990314

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8998e3 #6b7edc #4d64d5 #314acc #2a3fae #223490 #1b2a72 #141f55 #0d1437 #060919

Tints of light steel blue

#aeb8ec #b6bfee #bdc5ef #c4ccf1 #ccd2f3 #d3d9f5 #dbdff6 #e2e6f8 #e9ecfa #f1f2fc

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#eadfa7 Analogous#a7d3ea Analogous#bda7ea Triadic#eaa7b2 Triadic#b2eaa7 Split complementary#eabda7 Split complementary#d4eaa7

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 24, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a7b2ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 24 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 26 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 #a7b2ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a7b2ea; }
.text { color: #a7b2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b2ea; }

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 #a7b2ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a7b2ea 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 #a7b2ea 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 #a7b2ea 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a7b2ea 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.