Steel Blue (8C88C8) — 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 #8C88C8

RGB rgb(140, 136, 200)

HSL hsl(244°, 37%, 66%)

CMYK C:30% M:32% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.2785

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.25:1

Aa — #8C88C8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.47:1

Aa — #8C88C8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C88C8 #C4C888

Analogous

#88A4C8 #8C88C8 #AD88C8

Triadic

#8C88C8 #C88C88 #88C88C

Split-comp.

#8C88C8 #C8AD88 #A4C888

Tetradic

#8C88C8 #C888A4 #C4C888 #88C8AD

Monochromatic

#333054 #5A5695 #9491C0 #B3B1D2 #E3E2EE

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