Light Steel Blue Color

#b0c4de

Light Steel Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #4f3b21
Complementary Color #decab0
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with white)
Light Steel Blue Color Sample
Light Steel Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0c4de

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Steel Blue Color. The Weak Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Reform (#8aaad6) for more energetic effect. Try Foresight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#decab0 is the best complementary color to Light Steel Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0c4de complementary color is Grain Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b0dbde and #b3b0de. Thus found on the left and right of #b0c4de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Light Steel Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Steel Blue palette consists of #dbdeb0 and #deb3b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#decab0). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b0c4de, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b0c4de offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Steel Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Steel Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grain Brown, Melanie, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0c4de square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Steel Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#decab0) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Grain Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deb0c3 and #b0deca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0c4de is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Steel Blue has a hue angle of 213.91°, a saturation of 41.07% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0c4de is made of 18.04% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #b0c4de
RGB Decimal rgb(176,196,222)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 18.04, 10.2, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(213.91,41.07%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.91,20.72%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4523,-1.2757,-15.2199)
XYZ xyz(50.8292,53.9839,76.8482)
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