Steel Blue (D6D5EC) — 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 #D6D5EC

RGB rgb(214, 213, 236)

HSL hsl(243°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:9% M:10% Y:0% K:7%

Luminance 0.6868

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #D6D5EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.59:1

Aa — #D6D5EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D6D5EC #EBECD5

Analogous

#D5DFEC #D6D5EC #E2D5EC

Triadic

#D6D5EC #ECD6D5 #D5ECD6

Split-comp.

#D6D5EC #ECE2D5 #DFECD5

Tetradic

#D6D5EC #ECD5DF #EBECD5 #D5ECE2

Monochromatic

#5C589D #9997C4 #D9D8E9 #F9F8FB #FFFFFF

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