Light steel blue

#a2b2f5

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 soft. 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 #a2b2f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b2f5

RGB162, 178, 245

HSL228, 81%, 80%

HSV228, 34%, 96%

CMYK34%, 27%, 0%, 4%

Lab73.62, 9.94, -35.1

XYZ47.3, 46.11, 92.79

Decimal10662645

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2717 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8096f1 #5e7aee #3c5eea #1a41e6 #1537c6 #122ea4 #0e2482 #0a1b60 #07113e #03081c

Tints of light steel blue

#aab8f6 #b1bff7 #b9c5f7 #c1cbf8 #c8d2f9 #d0d8fa #d8dffb #e0e5fc #e7ebfc #eff2fd

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#f5e5a2 Analogous#a2dcf5 Analogous#bca2f5 Triadic#f5a2b2 Triadic#b2f5a2 Split complementary#f5bba2 Split complementary#dcf5a2

Light steel blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 34, 27, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b2f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 27 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 29 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 #a2b2f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b2f5; }
.text { color: #a2b2f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b2f5; }

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 #a2b2f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b2f5 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 #a2b2f5 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 #a2b2f5 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 #a2b2f5 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.