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Steel Blue
#81AFCF
Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Soft Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Medium Grey
#9CA3AF
Silver Grey
#D1D5DB
Sky Blue
#60A5FA
Night Grey
#1F2937
Azure
#0EA5E9
Pale Cyan
#B2EBF2
Anthracite
#4B5563
Almost Black
#111827
Dodger Blue
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Royal Blue
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"Steel Blue"
Blue · Winter
🧠 Psychology
Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.
✨ Uses
Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.
Tip
Steel Blue pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX #81AFCF
RGB rgb(129, 175, 207)
HSL hsl(205°, 45%, 66%)
CMYK C:38% M:15% Y:0% K:19%
Luminance 0.4055
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.34:1
Aa — #81AFCF
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 8.97:1
Aa — #81AFCF
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#81AFCF #CFA281
Analogous
#81CFC9 #81AFCF #8188CF
Triadic
#81AFCF #CF81AF #AFCF81
Split-comp.
#81AFCF #CF8188 #CFC981
Tetradic
#81AFCF #C981CF #CFA281 #88CF81
Monochromatic
#2B465A #4C7C9E #8AADC7 #ACC5D7 #E0E9F0
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Pure Blue
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