Light steel blue

#a2b3c8

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 muted blue at 213 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 #a2b3c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b3c8

RGB162, 179, 200

HSL213, 26%, 71%

HSV213, 19%, 78%

CMYK19%, 11%, 0%, 22%

Lab72.29, -1.4, -12.62

XYZ41.45, 44.09, 60.97

Decimal10662856

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone644 C

Shades of light steel blue

#8da2bc #7891af #6480a3 #557090 #495f7b #3d4f67 #303f52 #242f3d #181f28 #0b0f13

Tints of light steel blue

#aabacd #b2c0d2 #bbc7d7 #c3cedb #cbd4e0 #d3dbe5 #dbe2ea #e3e8ef #eceff4 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#c8b7a2 Analogous#a2c6c8 Analogous#a4a2c8 Triadic#c8a2b3 Triadic#b3c8a2 Split complementary#c8a4a2 Split complementary#c6c8a2

Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 11, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b3c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 11 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 14 4 28

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 #a2b3c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b3c8; }
.text { color: #a2b3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b3c8; }

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 #a2b3c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b3c8 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 #a2b3c8 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 #a2b3c8 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

The figures for #a2b3c8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.