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BLUE FAMILY

Light Steel Blue colour code

#B0C4DE

Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE) is a pale, moderately saturated shade in the blue family. Its HSL lightness is 78% and saturation is 41%.

HEX#B0C4DE
RGBrgb(176, 196, 222)
HSLhsl(214, 41%, 78%)

Text contrast

With white: 1.78:1 · With black: 11.80:1

Normal text needs 4.5:1 for AA; large text needs 3:1.

Use Light Steel Blue in CSS

Copy this background and text pairing into your stylesheet.

.colour-light-steel-blue {
  background-color: #B0C4DE;
  color: #000000;
}

Use the HEX value for a consistent digital reference. Descriptive colour names can vary between collections and are not always valid CSS keywords. This code does not identify a paint, fabric or print specification.

Using Light Steel Blue

Try it for navigation, diagrams or a palette inspired by water and sky.

Black text on Light Steel Blue

11.80:1 · AAA for normal text

This pairing uses #000000 text on #B0C4DE. Results apply to solid colours; recheck contrast if you add transparency, imagery or effects.

Colour companions

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