Steel Blue (B8B6D8) — 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 #B8B6D8

RGB rgb(184, 182, 216)

HSL hsl(244°, 30%, 78%)

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

Luminance 0.4944

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.96:1

Aa — #B8B6D8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.72:1

Aa — #B8B6D8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B8B6D8 #D5D8B6

Analogous

#B6C5D8 #B8B6D8 #C9B6D8

Triadic

#B8B6D8 #D8B8B6 #B6D8B8

Split-comp.

#B8B6D8 #D8C9B6 #C5D8B6

Tetradic

#B8B6D8 #D8B6C5 #D5D8B6 #B6D8C9

Monochromatic

#504E74 #817EA9 #BDBCD2 #DBDAE7 #FFFFFF

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