Steel Blue (B6BDD8) — 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 #B6BDD8

RGB rgb(182, 189, 216)

HSL hsl(228°, 30%, 78%)

CMYK C:16% M:12% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5214

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.87:1

Aa — #B6BDD8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.26:1

Aa — #B6BDD8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B6BDD8 #D8D1B6

Analogous

#B6CED8 #B6BDD8 #C0B6D8

Triadic

#B6BDD8 #D8B6BD #BDD8B6

Split-comp.

#B6BDD8 #D8C0B6 #CED8B6

Tetradic

#B6BDD8 #D8B6CE #D8D1B6 #B6D8C0

Monochromatic

#4E5574 #7E87A9 #BCC0D2 #DADDE7 #FFFFFF

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