Steel Blue (B4BBD9) — 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 #B4BBD9

RGB rgb(180, 187, 217)

HSL hsl(229°, 33%, 78%)

CMYK C:17% M:14% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5109

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.9:1

Aa — #B4BBD9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.05:1

Aa — #B4BBD9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B4BBD9 #D9D3B4

Analogous

#B4CED9 #B4BBD9 #C0B4D9

Triadic

#B4BBD9 #D9B4BB #BBD9B4

Split-comp.

#B4BBD9 #D9C0B4 #CED9B4

Tetradic

#B4BBD9 #D9B4CE #D9D3B4 #B4D9C0

Monochromatic

#4B5377 #7B84AD #BABFD4 #D9DCE7 #FFFFFF

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