Steel Blue (ACBDE2) — 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 #ACBDE2

RGB rgb(172, 189, 226)

HSL hsl(221°, 48%, 78%)

CMYK C:24% M:16% Y:0% K:11%

Luminance 0.5148

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.89:1

Aa — #ACBDE2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.13:1

Aa — #ACBDE2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#ACBDE2 #E2D1AC

Analogous

#ACD8E2 #ACBDE2 #B6ACE2

Triadic

#ACBDE2 #E2ACBD #BDE2AC

Split-comp.

#ACBDE2 #E2B6AC #D8E2AC

Tetradic

#ACBDE2 #E2ACD8 #E2D1AC #ACE2B6

Monochromatic

#3C5386 #6B85BD #B2BFDC #D5DCEC #FFFFFF

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