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Steel Blue
#8CB2D7
Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Soft Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Sky Blue
#60A5FA
Medium Grey
#9CA3AF
Silver Grey
#D1D5DB
Lavender Blue
#93C5FD
Dodger Blue
#1E90FF
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Electric Blue
#3B82F6
Night Grey
#1F2937
Navy Blue
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Anthracite
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"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 #8CB2D7
RGB rgb(140, 178, 215)
HSL hsl(210°, 48%, 70%)
CMYK C:35% M:17% Y:0% K:16%
Luminance 0.4308
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.22:1
Aa — #8CB2D7
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 9.46:1
Aa — #8CB2D7
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#8CB2D7 #D7B38E
Analogous
#8ED7D7 #8CB2D7 #8E8ED7
Triadic
#8CB2D7 #D78EB3 #B3D78E
Split-comp.
#8CB2D7 #D78E8E #D7D78E
Tetradic
#8CB2D7 #D78ED7 #D7B38E #8ED78E
Monochromatic
#2F4D6A #4F80B0 #95B3D0 #B9CCDF #EDF2F7
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Electric Blue
#3B82F6
Navy Blue
#1E3A8A
Azure
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Sapphire
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Dodger Blue
#1E90FF
Pure Blue
#0000FF
Royal Blue
#4169E1
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