Steel Blue (B9C0D5) — 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 #B9C0D5

RGB rgb(185, 192, 213)

HSL hsl(225°, 25%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:10% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.5366

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.82:1

Aa — #B9C0D5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.56:1

Aa — #B9C0D5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9C0D5 #D5CEB9

Analogous

#B9CED5 #B9C0D5 #C0B9D5

Triadic

#B9C0D5 #D5B9C0 #C0D5B9

Split-comp.

#B9C0D5 #D5C0B9 #CED5B9

Tetradic

#B9C0D5 #D5B9CE #D5CEB9 #B9D5C0

Monochromatic

#525A6F #848CA4 #BEC3CF #DCDEE5 #FFFFFF

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