Light steel blue

#bfbfe2

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

This is Light steel blue, a soft blue at 240 degrees. 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 #bfbfe2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfbfe2

RGB191, 191, 226

HSL240, 38%, 82%

HSV240, 15%, 89%

CMYK15%, 15%, 0%, 11%

Lab78.36, 6.98, -17.4

XYZ53.84, 53.83, 79.5

Decimal12566498

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a4a4d6 #8a8aca #6f6fbe #5555b2 #46469a #3a3a7f #2e2e65 #22224a #161630 #0a0a15

Tints of light steel blue

#c4c4e4 #c9c9e7 #cfcfe9 #d4d4eb #d9d9ee #dedef0 #e3e3f2 #e8e8f5 #eeeef7 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#e2e2bf Analogous#bfd0e2 Analogous#d1bfe2 Triadic#e2bfbf Triadic#bfe2bf Split complementary#e2d1bf Split complementary#d1e2bf

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 15, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfbfe2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 15 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 18 4 17

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 #bfbfe2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfbfe2; }
.text { color: #bfbfe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbfe2; }

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 #bfbfe2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfbfe2 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 #bfbfe2 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 #bfbfe2 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

Here is how the numbers for #bfbfe2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.