Steel Blue (B4CAD9) — 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 #B4CAD9

RGB rgb(180, 202, 217)

HSL hsl(204°, 33%, 78%)

CMYK C:17% M:7% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5778

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.69:1

Aa — #B4CAD9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.39:1

Aa — #B4CAD9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B4CAD9 #D9C3B4

Analogous

#B4D9D6 #B4CAD9 #B4B8D9

Triadic

#B4CAD9 #D9B4CB #CBD9B4

Split-comp.

#B4CAD9 #D9B4B8 #D9D6B4

Tetradic

#B4CAD9 #D6B4D9 #D9C3B4 #B8D9B4

Monochromatic

#4B6577 #7B99AD #BAC9D4 #D9E2E7 #FFFFFF

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