Light steel blue

#b7d2fb

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 #b7d2fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b7d2fb

RGB183, 210, 251

HSL216, 89%, 85%

HSV216, 27%, 98%

CMYK27%, 16%, 0%, 2%

Lab83.51, -0.03, -23.03

XYZ59.99, 63.13, 100.29

Decimal12047099

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone277 C

Shades of light steel blue

#91baf9 #6ba2f7 #448af5 #1e72f3 #0c5fdc #0a4eb6 #083e90 #062d69 #041d43 #020c1d

Tints of light steel blue

#bdd5fb #c2d9fc #c8dcfc #cde0fc #d3e3fd #d8e7fd #deeafd #e3eefd #e9f1fe #eef4fe

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#fbe0b7 Analogous#b7f4fb Analogous#beb7fb Triadic#fbb7d2 Triadic#d2fbb7 Split complementary#fbbeb7 Split complementary#f4fbb7

Light steel blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 27, 16, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b7d2fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 16 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 19 4 8

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 #b7d2fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b7d2fb; }
.text { color: #b7d2fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d2fb; }

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 #b7d2fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b7d2fb 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 #b7d2fb 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 #b7d2fb 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 #b7d2fb is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.