Steel Blue (B9C8D4) — 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 #B9C8D4

RGB rgb(185, 200, 212)

HSL hsl(207°, 24%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:6% Y:0% K:17%

Luminance 0.5721

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #B9C8D4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.28:1

Aa — #B9C8D4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9C8D4 #D4C6B9

Analogous

#B9D4D3 #B9C8D4 #B9BBD4

Triadic

#B9C8D4 #D4B9C8 #C8D4B9

Split-comp.

#B9C8D4 #D4B9BB #D4D3B9

Tetradic

#B9C8D4 #D3B9D4 #D4C6B9 #BBD4B9

Monochromatic

#53626E #8595A3 #BFC8CF #DCE1E5 #FFFFFF

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