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Steel Blue
#78A8D9
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
Medium Grey
#9CA3AF
Baby Blue
#CCE5FF
Misty Blue
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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 #78A8D9
RGB rgb(120, 168, 217)
HSL hsl(210°, 56%, 66%)
CMYK C:45% M:23% Y:0% K:15%
Luminance 0.3767
WCAG Accessibility
On white 2.5:1
Aa — #78A8D9
Secondary text
✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large
On black 8.4:1
Aa — #78A8D9
Secondary text
✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

All harmonies

Complementary
#78A8D9 #D9A878
Analogous
#78D9D9 #78A8D9 #7878D9
Triadic
#78A8D9 #D978A8 #A8D978
Split-comp.
#78A8D9 #D97878 #D9D978
Tetradic
#78A8D9 #D978D9 #D9A878 #78D978
Monochromatic
#244261 #3F75AB #80A8D0 #A6C2DE #DDE8F3
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Sky Blue
#60A5FA
Sapphire
#2563EB
Azure
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Lavender Blue
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#4169E1
Steel Blue
#B0C4DE
Navy Blue
#1E3A8A
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