Light Steel Blue is a light medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Light Steel Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Steel Blue is #728FCE.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Steel Blue has 45%% Red, 56% Green, and 81% Blue.
Light Steel Blue has 221° Hue, 45% Saturation, and 81% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Steel Blue has 221° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 63% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Steel Blue has 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow, and 19% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#728FCE |
|
RGB |
(114, 143, 206) |
(45%, 56%, 81%) |
HSV |
(221°, 45, 81) |
(61%, 45%, 81%) |
HSL |
(221°, 49, 63) |
(61%, 49%, 63%) |
CMYK |
(45, 31, 0, 19) |
(45%, 31%, 0%, 19%) |
The natural luminance of Light Steel Blue is 28%, which is low.
Light Steel Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Steel Blue and black have a 6.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Light Steel Blue and white have a 3.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
28% |
AA (6.5) |
insufficient (3.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Steel Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 29% Blue, 7% Cyan, 19% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
29%
Cyan
7%
Magenta
0%
Black
19%
White
45%
To mix Light Steel Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Cyan, 15% Magenta, 19% Black, 45% White, as shown below.
Cyan
21%
Magenta
15%
Yellow
0%
Black
19%
White
45%
Colors similar to Light Steel Blue are: Faded Blue, Dark Pastel Blue, Wild Blue Yonder, Glaucous, and Blue Koi. Faded Blue is more cyan and darker than Light Steel Blue. Dark Pastel Blue is more cyan and paler and lighter than Light Steel Blue. Wild Blue Yonder is more blue and paler and darker than Light Steel Blue. Glaucous is more cyan and darker than Light Steel Blue. Blue Koi is more cyan and brighter and lighter than Light Steel Blue.