Steel Blue (B0B0DD) — 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 #B0B0DD

RGB rgb(176, 176, 221)

HSL hsl(240°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:20% M:20% Y:0% K:13%

Luminance 0.4631

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.08:1

Aa — #B0B0DD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.1:1

Aa — #B0B0DD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B0B0DD #DDDDB0

Analogous

#B0C7DD #B0B0DD #C7B0DD

Triadic

#B0B0DD #DDB0B0 #B0DDB0

Split-comp.

#B0B0DD #DDC7B0 #C7DDB0

Tetradic

#B0B0DD #DDB0C7 #DDDDB0 #B0DDC7

Monochromatic

#44447E #7474B4 #B6B6D8 #D7D7EA #FFFFFF

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