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Steel Blue
#74A8DC
Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Soft Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Sky Blue
#60A5FA
Dodger Blue
#1E90FF
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Lavender Blue
#93C5FD
Electric Blue
#3B82F6
Navy Blue
#1E3A8A
Sapphire
#2563EB
Baby Blue
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Misty Blue
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Azure
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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 #74A8DC
RGB rgb(116, 168, 220)
HSL hsl(210°, 60%, 66%)
CMYK C:47% M:24% Y:0% K:14%
Luminance 0.3753
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.51:1
Aa — #74A8DC
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 8.38:1
Aa — #74A8DC
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#74A8DC #DCA874
Analogous
#74DCDC #74A8DC #7474DC
Triadic
#74A8DC #DC74A8 #A8DC74
Split-comp.
#74A8DC #DC7474 #DCDC74
Tetradic
#74A8DC #DC74DC #DCA874 #74DC74
Monochromatic
#214263 #3B75B0 #7DA8D4 #A3C2E0 #DDE8F4
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#B0C4DE
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