Colors

#4682B4

Steel Blue

Steel Blue is #4682B4. In CSS you can write it as the keyword steelblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#4682B4
RGB
rgb(70, 130, 180)
HSL
hsl(207,44%,49%)
HSV
hsv(207, 61%, 71%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,28,0,29)
OKLCH
oklch(58.8% 0.099 245.7)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#6B9BC3

20% white

#90B4D2

40% white

#B5CDE1

60% white

#DAE6F0

80% white

Shades

#386890

20% black

#2A4E6C

40% black

#1C3448

60% black

#0E1A24

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Steel Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#4682B4

#B47746

#87A6BF

#BFA087

#44596A

Analogous

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#46B4AE

#4682B4

#464BB4

#7746B4

#4EAC78

Triadic

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#4682B4

#B44682

#82B446

#BF87A6

#678245

Split Complementary

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#4682B4

#B4464B

#B4AE46

#9BB2C5

#6A5544

Monochromatic

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#1D3549

#325D81

#4785B8

#7EAACD

#B6CEE2

Tetradic

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#4682B4

#AE46B4

#B47746

#4BB446

#B57FB8

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 4.11:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 5.11:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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