Steel Blue (B9C8D5) — 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 #B9C8D5

RGB rgb(185, 200, 213)

HSL hsl(208°, 25%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:6% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.5726

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.71:1

Aa — #B9C8D5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.29:1

Aa — #B9C8D5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B9C8D5 #D5C6B9

Analogous

#B9D5D4 #B9C8D5 #B9BAD5

Triadic

#B9C8D5 #D5B9C8 #C8D5B9

Split-comp.

#B9C8D5 #D5B9BA #D5D4B9

Tetradic

#B9C8D5 #D4B9D5 #D5C6B9 #BAD5B9

Monochromatic

#52626F #8495A4 #BEC7CF #DCE1E5 #FFFFFF

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