Steel Blue (D5D5EB) — 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 #D5D5EB

RGB rgb(213, 213, 235)

HSL hsl(240°, 35%, 88%)

CMYK C:9% M:9% Y:0% K:8%

Luminance 0.6848

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #D5D5EB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.55:1

Aa — #D5D5EB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5D5EB #EBEBD6

Analogous

#D6E0EB #D5D5EB #E0D6EB

Triadic

#D5D5EB #EBD6D6 #D6EBD6

Split-comp.

#D5D5EB #EBE0D6 #E0EBD6

Tetradic

#D5D5EB #EBD6E0 #EBEBD6 #D6EBE0

Monochromatic

#5C5C99 #9999C2 #D9D9E8 #F9F9FB #FFFFFF

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