Light steel blue

#b1aff3

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light steel blue sits in the blue band, light and strong. 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 #b1aff3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b1aff3

RGB177, 175, 243

HSL242, 74%, 82%

HSV242, 28%, 95%

CMYK27%, 28%, 0%, 5%

Lab73.85, 15.35, -33.57

XYZ49.64, 46.48, 91.15

Decimal11644915

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light steel blue

#908dee #6f6ce9 #4e4ae4 #2e28df #221dc3 #1c18a1 #161380 #100e5e #0b093c #05041b

Tints of light steel blue

#b7b5f4 #bebcf5 #c4c2f6 #cac9f7 #d0cff8 #d7d6f9 #dddcfa #e3e3fb #eae9fc #f0effd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f1f3af Analogous#afcff3 Analogous#d3aff3 Triadic#f3b1af Triadic#aff3b1 Split complementary#f3d3af Split complementary#cff3af

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 27, 28, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b1aff3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 28 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 30 4 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b1aff3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b1aff3; }
.text { color: #b1aff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aff3; }

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 #b1aff3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b1aff3 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 #b1aff3 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 #b1aff3 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 #b1aff3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.