Light steel blue

#bec7df

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #bec7df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bec7df

RGB190, 199, 223

HSL224, 34%, 81%

HSV224, 15%, 87%

CMYK15%, 11%, 0%, 13%

Lab80.25, 1.74, -12.96

XYZ54.98, 57.12, 77.94

Decimal12503007

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone657 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a4b1d2 #8b9bc6 #7185b9 #586fad #495e95 #3d4e7b #303d61 #232d48 #171d2e #0a0d15

Tints of light steel blue

#c3cce2 #c9d0e4 #ced5e7 #d3d9e9 #d9deec #dee2ef #e3e7f1 #e8ecf4 #eef0f7 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

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Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 11, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bec7df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 11 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 14 4 19

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 #bec7df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bec7df; }
.text { color: #bec7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bec7df; }

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 #bec7df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bec7df 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 #bec7df 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 #bec7df 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

Every value on this page for #bec7df is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.