Steel Blue (B4BADA) — 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 #B4BADA

RGB rgb(180, 186, 218)

HSL hsl(231°, 34%, 78%)

CMYK C:17% M:15% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5072

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.91:1

Aa — #B4BADA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.98:1

Aa — #B4BADA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B4BADA #DAD4B4

Analogous

#B4CDDA #B4BADA #C1B4DA

Triadic

#B4BADA #DAB4BA #BADAB4

Split-comp.

#B4BADA #DAC1B4 #CDDAB4

Tetradic

#B4BADA #DAB4CD #DAD4B4 #B4DAC1

Monochromatic

#4A5178 #7A82AE #B9BDD4 #D9DBE8 #FFFFFF

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