Color Name
Light Steel Blue
Hex Color Code
#B0C4DE
RGB Color Code
RGB(176, 196, 222)
CMYK Values*
20.7%, 11.7%, 0.0%, 12.9%
Color Family (Hue)
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Light Steel Blue is a light shade of Steel Blue. This color resembles the color of steel subjected to bluing for protection from rust. Bluing is a process in which steel is protected against rust using oxide coating.

What color is Light Steel Blue?

Light Steel Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Light Steel Blue is #B0C4DE, and the RGB color code is RGB(176, 196, 222).

In the RGB color model, Light Steel Blue has a red value of 176, a green value of 196, and a blue value of 222. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 20.7% cyan, 11.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 12.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 213.9° (degrees), 41.1 % saturation, and 78.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Light Steel Blue has a hue of 213.9° (degrees), 20.7 % saturation and 87.1 % brightness/value.

Light Steel Blue is cool or warm?

The color Light Steel Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Light Steel Blue? (For interior and product design)

Light Steel Blue has an LRV of nearly 54. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Light Steel Blue
LRV 54
Light Color

Compare LRV 54 of Light Steel Blue with dark and light color

Is Light Steel Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Light Steel Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Light Steel Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B0C4DE
Hex triplet
#B0C4DE
Red
B0
Green
C4
Blue
DE
RGBA / RGB rgb(176, 196, 222)
Red
176 (69.0%)
Green
196 (76.9%)
Blue
222 (87.1%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
20.72%
Magenta
11.71%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
12.94%
HSL hsl(213.91deg, 41.1 %, 78.0 %)
Hue
213.91°
Saturation
41.07 %
Lightness
78.04 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
213.91°
Saturation
20.72 %
Brightness / Value
87.06 %
RYB ryb(19, 31, 50)
Red
19 (7.3%)
Yellow
31 (12.0%)
Blue
50 (19.5%)
HWB
Hue
213.91°
Whiteness
69.02 %
Blackness
12.94 %
CMY
Cyan
30.98%
Magenta
23.14%
Yellow
12.94%
XYZ
X
50.83
Y
53.98
Z
76.85
YXY
Y1
53.98
X
0.28
Y2
0.3
CIE-Lab
L
78.45
A
-1.28
B
-15.22
CIE-Lch
L
78.45
C
15.27
H
265.21
CIE-Luv
L
78.45
U
-11.73
V
-23.52
Hunter-Lab
L
73.47
A
-5.09
B
-10.58
Other
LRV
~ 54 %
Munsell Color System
0.6PB 7.7/3.1

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Light Steel Blue

These are the named colors closest to Light Steel Blue , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#BED3E5 Color Pale Aqua
95.04% match | ΔE 4.96
#BCD4E6 Color Beau Blue
94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

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RAL Design

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Pantone PMS

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#B8C9E1 Color PANTONE 2127 C
98.30% match | ΔE 1.70
#B1C9E8 Color PANTONE 658 C
98.02% match | ΔE 1.98
#A7BCD6 Color PANTONE 651 C
97.84% match | ΔE 2.16
#B8CCEA Color PANTONE 2708 C
97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

British Standard 4800

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Paint similar to Light Steel Blue

These are the real paint colors closest to Light Steel Blue from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Light Steel Blue once it is on a wall.


Dunn-Edwards

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Behr

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Valspar

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PPG Paints

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Benjamin Moore

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Sherwin Williams

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Farrow & Ball

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#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)
92.75% match | ΔE 7.25
#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)
91.60% match | ΔE 8.40
#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)
89.56% match | ΔE 10.44

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B0C4DE
Light Steel Blue
#DECAB0
Coffee Foam*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Light Steel Blue - #B0C4DE?

Color that best contrast with Light Steel Blue - #B0C4DE is #DECAB0, color name is Coffee Foam*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Light Steel Blue - #B0C4DE?

Complementary or Opposite color for Light Steel Blue - #B0C4DE is #DECAB0, color name is Coffee Foam*.

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