Light steel blue

#bfc8f6

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 strong. 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 #bfc8f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfc8f6

RGB191, 200, 246

HSL230, 75%, 86%

HSV230, 22%, 96%

CMYK22%, 19%, 0%, 4%

Lab81.31, 6.53, -23.66

XYZ58.77, 59.04, 95.49

Decimal12568822

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of light steel blue

#9ba9f1 #788bec #546ce7 #304ee2 #1d3acd #1830a9 #132686 #0e1c62 #09123e #04081b

Tints of light steel blue

#c4ccf7 #c9d0f7 #ced4f8 #d2d9f9 #d7ddf9 #dce1fa #e1e5fb #e6e9fb #ebedfc #eff2fd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f6edbf Analogous#bfe3f6 Analogous#d2bff6 Triadic#f6bfc8 Triadic#c8f6bf Split complementary#f6d2bf Split complementary#e4f6bf

Light steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 22, 19, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfc8f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 19 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 21 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 #bfc8f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfc8f6; }
.text { color: #bfc8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc8f6; }

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 #bfc8f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfc8f6 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 #bfc8f6 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 #bfc8f6 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 #bfc8f6 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.