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Steel Blue
#87ACC9
Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Medium Grey
#9CA3AF
Soft Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Silver Grey
#D1D5DB
Night Grey
#1F2937
Anthracite
#4B5563
Almost Black
#111827
Charcoal
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Pearl Grey
#E5E7EB
Slate Grey
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Sky Blue
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Azure
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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 #87ACC9
RGB rgb(135, 172, 201)
HSL hsl(206°, 38%, 66%)
CMYK C:33% M:14% Y:0% K:21%
Luminance 0.396
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.39:1
Aa — #87ACC9
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 8.77:1
Aa — #87ACC9
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#87ACC9 #C9A487
Analogous
#87C9C5 #87ACC9 #878CC9
Triadic
#87ACC9 #C987AD #ADC987
Split-comp.
#87ACC9 #C9878C #C9C587
Tetradic
#87ACC9 #C587C9 #C9A487 #8CC987
Monochromatic
#304555 #547A96 #90ACC1 #B1C4D3 #E2E9EE
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