Steel Blue (B6C7D8) — 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 #B6C7D8

RGB rgb(182, 199, 216)

HSL hsl(210°, 30%, 78%)

CMYK C:16% M:8% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5658

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.73:1

Aa — #B6C7D8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 12.15:1

Aa — #B6C7D8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B6C7D8 #D8C7B6

Analogous

#B6D8D8 #B6C7D8 #B6B6D8

Triadic

#B6C7D8 #D8B6C7 #C7D8B6

Split-comp.

#B6C7D8 #D8B6B6 #D8D8B6

Tetradic

#B6C7D8 #D8B6D8 #D8C7B6 #B6D8B6

Monochromatic

#4E6174 #7E94A9 #BCC7D2 #DAE0E7 #FFFFFF

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