Light Steel Blue

Light Steel Blue is a very light, moderately saturated blue color with the hex code #B0C4DE (hue 214°, saturation 41%, lightness 78%). It is also the CSS named color lightsteelblue.

#B0C4DE

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Light Steel Blue	`#B0C4DE`	176, 196, 222	214°, 41%, 78%	21, 12, 0, 13	81.4% 0.043 255

Contrast with white text 1.78:1, with black text 11.80:1 — use black text on Light Steel Blue.

lightsteelblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: lightsteelblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#DBE4F0

#A5BCD9

#6F94C3

#446DA2

#2D486C

#172436

Colors that go with Light Steel Blue

Six color schemes built on Light Steel Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Cameo Role (#DDCAAF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Silver (silver): Silver (#C0C0C0) is about as light as Light Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.527 vs 0.540) and less saturated.
Sky Blue (skyblue): Sky Blue (#87CEEB) is about as light as Light Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.553 vs 0.540) and more saturated, with its hue 17° away.
Light Blue (lightblue): Light Blue (#ADD8E6) is lighter than Light Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.637 vs 0.540) and more saturated, with its hue 19° away.
Thistle (thistle): Thistle (#D8BFD8) is about as light as Light Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.568 vs 0.540) and less saturated, with its hue 86° away.

Similar light blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Light Steel Blue?

#B0C4DE — RGB 176, 196, 222, HSL 214°, 41%, 78%.

Is Light Steel Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 214° on the color wheel.