Light steel blue

#a7b2c8

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 open. 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 #a7b2c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a7b2c8

RGB167, 178, 200

HSL220, 23%, 72%

HSV220, 16%, 78%

CMYK16%, 11%, 0%, 22%

Lab72.38, 0.74, -12.45

XYZ42.28, 44.23, 60.95

Decimal10990280

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone536 C

Shades of light steel blue

#92a0bb #7e8eae #697ca1 #596b8f #4c5c7a #404c66 #333d51 #262d3c #191e28 #0c0e13

Tints of light steel blue

#afb9cd #b6bfd2 #bec6d6 #c6cddb #ced4e0 #d5dae5 #dde1ea #e5e8ef #eceff3 #f4f5f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

Complementary#c8bda7 Analogous#a7c3c8 Analogous#aca7c8 Triadic#c8a7b2 Triadic#b2c8a7 Split complementary#c8ada7 Split complementary#c3c8a7

Light steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 11, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a7b2c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 11 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 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 #a7b2c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a7b2c8; }
.text { color: #a7b2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b2c8; }

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 #a7b2c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a7b2c8 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 #a7b2c8 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 #a7b2c8 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a7b2c8 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.