Light steel blue

#cfdff2

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 pale blue that reads quiet. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Light steel blue color values

Every conversion for #cfdff2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfdff2

RGB207, 223, 242

HSL213, 57%, 88%

HSV213, 14%, 95%

CMYK14%, 8%, 0%, 5%

Lab88.19, -1.56, -11.08

XYZ68.15, 72.45, 94.4

Decimal13623282

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2707 C

Shades of light steel blue

#aec9e9 #8db3e0 #6c9dd7 #4b87ce #3372bd #2a5e9c #214a7b #18365a #0f2239 #070f18

Tints of light steel blue

#d2e1f3 #d6e4f4 #d9e6f5 #dde8f6 #e0eaf7 #e3edf8 #e7eff8 #eaf1f9 #eef3fa #f1f6fb

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f2e2cf Analogous#cff1f2 Analogous#d1cff2 Triadic#f2cfdf Triadic#dff2cf Split complementary#f2d1cf Split complementary#f1f2cf

Light steel blue in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 14, 8, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfdff2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 8 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 11 4 11

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 #cfdff2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfdff2; }
.text { color: #cfdff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdff2; }

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 #cfdff2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfdff2 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 #cfdff2 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 #cfdff2 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 #cfdff2 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.