CSS named color
LightSteelBlue #B0C4DE
LightSteelBlue (CSS keyword lightsteelblue) has the hex code #B0C4DE and the RGB value rgb(176, 196, 222): a very light, muted sky blue.
A pale grayish blue (#b0c4de), the light counterpart of steelblue. Common for table headers and selected rows.
Color codes for LightSteelBlue
| CSS keyword | lightsteelblue |
|---|---|
| HEX | #B0C4DE |
| RGB | rgb(176, 196, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 41%, 78%) |
| HWB | hwb(214 69% 13%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.043 255) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 13%) |
| Decimal | 11,584,734 |
| Hue family | Blues |
Contrast and accessibility
On lightsteelblue, black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.78:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on lightsteelblue | 11.79:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 71.0 |
| White text on lightsteelblue | 1.78:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −36.8 |
| Lightsteelblue text on white | 1.78:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 32.8 |
| Lightsteelblue text on black | 11.79:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −69.8 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes lightsteelblue with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, lightsteelblue, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#b4c7e0 - 15%
#bccde3 - 25%
#c4d3e6 - 35%
#ccd9ea - 45%
#d4dfed - 55%
#dbe4f0 - 65%
#e3eaf3 - 75%
#ebf0f7 - 85%
#f3f6fa - 95%
#fbfcfd
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#a7bad3 - 15%
#96a7bd - 25%
#8493a7 - 35%
#727f90 - 45%
#616c7a - 55%
#4f5864 - 65%
#3e454e - 75%
#2c3138 - 85%
#1a1d21 - 95%
#090a0b
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightsteelblue's complementary color is #D3BFA4 (close to tan), its analogous colors are #A5C9D7 and #BFBFDD, and its triadic partners are #DCB7B9 and #B6C9AD. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #d3bfa4 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #a5c9d7#bfbfdd |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #dcb7b9#b6c9ad |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #dbbaac#c6c4a5 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
LightSteelBlue is a cool color: its hue is 214° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: lightsteelblue;
background-color: #b0c4de;
border-color: rgb(176 196 222);
outline-color: oklch(81.4% 0.043 255);
}<div class="bg-[#b0c4de] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-lightsteelblue: #b0c4de;
}
/* then use bg-lightsteelblue, text-lightsteelblue, border-lightsteelblue */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let lightsteelblue = Color(red: 0.690, green: 0.769, blue: 0.871)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Lightsteelblue = Color(0xFFB0C4DE)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const lightsteelblue = Color(0xFFB0C4DE);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="lightsteelblue">#B0C4DE</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for lightsteelblue?
- The hex code for lightsteelblue is #B0C4DE. The same color is rgb(176, 196, 222), hsl(214, 41%, 78%) and oklch(81.4% 0.043 255), and in CSS you can also write the keyword lightsteelblue directly.
- Is lightsteelblue a warm or cool color?
- LightSteelBlue is a cool color: its hue is 214° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
- What colors go with lightsteelblue?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightsteelblue's complementary color is #D3BFA4 (close to tan), its analogous colors are #A5C9D7 and #BFBFDD, and its triadic partners are #DCB7B9 and #B6C9AD. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on lightsteelblue?
- White text on lightsteelblue has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 11.79:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −36.8 for white and Lc 71.0 for black.
- What is the RGB value of lightsteelblue?
- LightSteelBlue is rgb(176, 196, 222): red 176, green 196 and blue 222 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 69.0%, 76.9% and 87.1%. As a decimal integer it is 11584734.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.