Light steel blue

#bbbcd3

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 muted. 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 #bbbcd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbbcd3

RGB187, 188, 211

HSL237, 21%, 78%

HSV237, 11%, 83%

CMYK11%, 11%, 0%, 17%

Lab76.82, 4.17, -11.64

XYZ50.23, 51.23, 68.87

Decimal12303571

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone657 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a5a6c5 #8e90b6 #787aa8 #636598 #545682 #46476c #373955 #292a3f #1a1b29 #0c0c13

Tints of light steel blue

#c1c2d7 #c6c7da #cccdde #d2d3e2 #d8d8e5 #dddee9 #e3e3ed #e9e9f1 #eeeff4 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#d3d2bb Analogous#bbc8d3 Analogous#c6bbd3 Triadic#d3bbbc Triadic#bcd3bb Split complementary#d3c6bb Split complementary#c8d3bb

Light steel blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 11, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbbcd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 11 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 14 4 23

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 #bbbcd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbbcd3; }
.text { color: #bbbcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbcd3; }

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 #bbbcd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbbcd3 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 #bbbcd3 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 #bbbcd3 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 #bbbcd3 is computed, not guessed. 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.