Light steel blue

#aeb0ca

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 236 degrees. 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 #aeb0ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aeb0ca

RGB174, 176, 202

HSL236, 21%, 74%

HSV236, 14%, 79%

CMYK14%, 13%, 0%, 21%

Lab72.44, 4.54, -13.41

XYZ43.64, 44.31, 62.13

Decimal11448522

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone658 C

Shades of light steel blue

#999cbc #8487af #6f73a1 #5e6290 #50537b #434566 #353751 #27293c #1a1b27 #0c0d12

Tints of light steel blue

#b5b7cf #bcbed3 #c3c5d8 #cacbdc #d1d2e1 #d8d9e6 #dfe0ea #e6e7ef #edeef3 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with light steel blue

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Light steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 13, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aeb0ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 13 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 16 4 27

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 #aeb0ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aeb0ca; }
.text { color: #aeb0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb0ca; }

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 #aeb0ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aeb0ca 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 #aeb0ca 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 #aeb0ca 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

The figures for #aeb0ca 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.