#B0C4DE
Light Steel Blue
Light Steel Blue is #B0C4DE. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lightsteelblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.
Conversions
- HEX
- #B0C4DE
- RGB
- rgb(176, 196, 222)
- HSL
- hsl(214,41%,78%)
- HSV
- hsv(214, 21%, 87%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(21,12,0,13)
- OKLCH
- oklch(81.4% 0.043 255.0)
Tints and shades
Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.
Tints
#C0D0E5
20% white
#D0DCEB
40% white
#DFE7F2
60% white
#EFF3F8
80% white
Shades
#8D9DB2
20% black
#6A7685
40% black
#464E59
60% black
#23272C
80% black
Harmony palettes
These schemes rotate hue from Light Steel Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.
Complementary
Open in palette generatorAnalogous
Open in palette generatorTriadic
Open in palette generatorSplit Complementary
Open in palette generatorMonochromatic
Open in palette generator#1E3048
#35547E
#4B79B4
#81A1CA
#B7C9E1
Tetradic
Open in palette generatorContrast against white and black
Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.
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