What is the hex code for Light Steel Blue?

Light Steel Blue is #b0c4de. In CSS the keyword lightsteelblue, the hex #b0c4de, rgb(176, 196, 222) and hsl(214, 41%, 78%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Light Steel Blue on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #decab0, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Light Steel Blue for text?

Light Steel Blue as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 11.8:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Blues

Light Steel Blue color: hex #b0c4de, RGB and HSL

Light Steel Blue is the CSS keyword lightsteelblue, hex #b0c4de, rgb(176, 196, 222), hsl(214, 41%, 78%). It is a light, muted blue in the blues family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: lightsteelblue
Hex: #b0c4de
RGB: rgb(176, 196, 222)
HSL: hsl(214, 41%, 78%)
On white: 1.78:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 11.8:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: lightsteelblue;          /* keyword */
  color: #b0c4de;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(176, 196, 222); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(214, 41%, 78%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with light steel blue

Each match keeps light steel blue's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside light steel blue as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#decab0

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#deb3b0

#dbdeb0

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#deb0c4

#c4deb0

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#b0dbde

#b3b0de

Tints and shades of light steel blue

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as light steel blue — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#bdcee4

#cad8e9

#d8e2ef

#e5ebf4

#f2f5fa

Shades (darker)

#81a1ca

#527eb7

#3b5e8c

#273f5e

#141f2f

A UI color palette built from light steel blue

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from light steel blue as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #b0c4de
secondary: #deb3b0
accent: #dbdeb0
background: #fcfcfd
surface: #f4f5f6
text: #131920
muted: #607086
border: #e1e5ea

Dark mode

primary: #b0c4de
secondary: #deb3b0
accent: #dbdeb0
background: #101419
surface: #181e25
text: #f4f5f6
muted: #9ba4b1
border: #2d3744

Open light steel blue in the palette generator

Using light steel blue in an interface

Blue is the default interface color for a reason: it sits comfortably behind content, it has a wide usable lightness range for hover and pressed states, and its complement (orange) leaves red and green free for status. Most of the good primaries in this set are here. Whichever role light steel blue takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Light Steel Blue?: Light Steel Blue is #b0c4de. In CSS the keyword lightsteelblue, the hex #b0c4de, rgb(176, 196, 222) and hsl(214, 41%, 78%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Light Steel Blue?: Its complement is #decab0, the split-complementary pair is #deb3b0 and #dbdeb0, the triadic partners are #deb0c4 and #c4deb0, and the analogous neighbors are #b0dbde and #b3b0de. In an interface, use Light Steel Blue for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Light Steel Blue on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #decab0, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Light Steel Blue for text?: Light Steel Blue as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 11.8:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.