Steel Blue (B9BDD5) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"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 #B9BDD5

RGB rgb(185, 189, 213)

HSL hsl(231°, 25%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:11% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.5236

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.86:1

Aa — #B9BDD5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.3:1

Aa — #B9BDD5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9BDD5 #D5D1B9

Analogous

#B9CBD5 #B9BDD5 #C3B9D5

Triadic

#B9BDD5 #D5B9BD #BDD5B9

Split-comp.

#B9BDD5 #D5C3B9 #CBD5B9

Tetradic

#B9BDD5 #D5B9CB #D5D1B9 #B9D5C3

Monochromatic

#52576F #8489A4 #BEC1CF #DCDDE5 #FFFFFF

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