Light steel blue

#bbbbf6

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 open. 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 #bbbbf6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbbbf6

RGB187, 187, 246

HSL240, 77%, 85%

HSV240, 24%, 96%

CMYK24%, 24%, 0%, 4%

Lab77.73, 12.38, -29.15

XYZ54.9, 52.76, 94.48

Decimal12303350

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9797f1 #7474ed #5050e8 #2d2de3 #1b1bcd #1616a9 #121286 #0d0d62 #08083f #04041b

Tints of light steel blue

#c0c0f7 #c5c5f7 #cbcbf8 #d0d0f9 #d5d5f9 #dadafa #e0e0fb #e5e5fc #eaeafc #efeffd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f6f6bb Analogous#bbd8f6 Analogous#d8bbf6 Triadic#f6bbbb Triadic#bbf6bb Split complementary#f6d9bb Split complementary#d9f6bb

Light steel blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 24, 24, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbbbf6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 24 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 26 4 10

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 #bbbbf6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbbbf6; }
.text { color: #bbbbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbbf6; }

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 #bbbbf6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbbbf6 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 #bbbbf6 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 #bbbbf6 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

The figures for #bbbbf6 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.