Steel Blue (B4C4D9) — 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 #B4C4D9

RGB rgb(180, 196, 217)

HSL hsl(214°, 33%, 78%)

CMYK C:17% M:10% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5503

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.77:1

Aa — #B4C4D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.84:1

Aa — #B4C4D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B4C4D9 #D9C9B4

Analogous

#B4D7D9 #B4C4D9 #B7B4D9

Triadic

#B4C4D9 #D9B4C4 #C4D9B4

Split-comp.

#B4C4D9 #D9B7B4 #D7D9B4

Tetradic

#B4C4D9 #D9B4D7 #D9C9B4 #B4D9B7

Monochromatic

#4B5E77 #7B91AD #BAC5D4 #D9DFE7 #FFFFFF

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