Light steel blue

#afc3ec

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 220 degrees. 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 #afc3ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#afc3ec

RGB175, 195, 236

HSL220, 62%, 81%

HSV220, 26%, 93%

CMYK26%, 17%, 0%, 7%

Lab78.58, 2.15, -22.56

XYZ52.33, 54.2, 87.06

Decimal11518956

Web safe#99ccff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#90ace5 #7295dd #537ed6 #3467cf #2a57b2 #234894 #1c3975 #142a56 #0d1b37 #060c19

Tints of light steel blue

#b6c8ee #bccdef #c3d2f1 #c9d7f2 #d0dcf4 #d6e1f5 #dde5f7 #e3eaf8 #eaeffa #f1f4fc

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#ecd8af Analogous#afe2ec Analogous#b9afec Triadic#ecafc3 Triadic#c3ecaf Split complementary#ecbaaf Split complementary#e1ecaf

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 17, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #afc3ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 17 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 20 4 13

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 #afc3ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #afc3ec; }
.text { color: #afc3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afc3ec; }

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 #afc3ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #afc3ec 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 #afc3ec 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 #afc3ec 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 #afc3ec 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.