Steel Blue (5B8DB8) — 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 #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #5B8DB8

RGB rgb(91, 141, 184)

HSL hsl(208°, 40%, 54%)

CMYK C:51% M:23% Y:0% K:28%

Luminance 0.2515

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.53:1

Aa — #5B8DB8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.95:1

Aa — #5B8DB8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#5B8DB8 #B9875B

Analogous

#5BB9B5 #5B8DB8 #5B5EB9

Triadic

#5B8DB8 #B95B8D #8DB95B

Split-comp.

#5B8DB8 #B95B5E #B9B55B

Tetradic

#5B8DB8 #B55BB9 #B9875B #5EB95B

Monochromatic

#19242E #3D5871 #678CAD #88A5BF #B9CBDA

#5B8DB8 appears in 1 palette

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