Light steel blue

#c2c2df

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 #c2c2df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2c2df

RGB194, 194, 223

HSL240, 31%, 82%

HSV240, 13%, 87%

CMYK13%, 13%, 0%, 13%

Lab79.26, 5.7, -14.41

XYZ54.86, 55.38, 77.61

Decimal12763871

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone657 C

Shades of light steel blue

#a9a9d2 #8f8fc4 #7676b7 #5d5daa #4d4d93 #404079 #323260 #252547 #18182d #0b0b14

Tints of light steel blue

#c7c7e2 #cccce4 #d1d1e7 #d6d6e9 #dbdbec #e0e0ef #e5e5f1 #e9e9f4 #eeeef6 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#dfdfc2 Analogous#c2d1df Analogous#d1c2df Triadic#dfc2c2 Triadic#c2dfc2 Split complementary#dfd1c2 Split complementary#d1dfc2

Light steel blue in print

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

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2c2df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 13 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 16 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 #c2c2df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2c2df; }
.text { color: #c2c2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c2df; }

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 #c2c2df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2c2df 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 #c2c2df 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 #c2c2df 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 #c2c2df is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.