Steel Blue (BDC2E8) — 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 #BDC2E8

RGB rgb(189, 194, 232)

HSL hsl(233°, 48%, 83%)

CMYK C:19% M:16% Y:0% K:9%

Luminance 0.5606

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.74:1

Aa — #BDC2E8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.05:1

Aa — #BDC2E8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BDC2E8 #E8E4BF

Analogous

#BFD9E8 #BDC2E8 #CFBFE8

Triadic

#BDC2E8 #E8BFC4 #C4E8BF

Split-comp.

#BDC2E8 #E8CFBF #D9E8BF

Tetradic

#BDC2E8 #E8BFD9 #E8E4BF #BFE8CF

Monochromatic

#444E97 #7D85C5 #C3C7E4 #E6E8F4 #FFFFFF

#BDC2E8 appears in 1 palette

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