Steel Blue (D5D5EC) — 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 #D5D5EC

RGB rgb(213, 213, 236)

HSL hsl(240°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:10% M:10% Y:0% K:7%

Luminance 0.6853

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.44:1

Aa — #D5D5EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.56:1

Aa — #D5D5EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5D5EC #ECECD5

Analogous

#D5E0EC #D5D5EC #E0D5EC

Triadic

#D5D5EC #ECD5D5 #D5ECD5

Split-comp.

#D5D5EC #ECE0D5 #E0ECD5

Tetradic

#D5D5EC #ECD5E0 #ECECD5 #D5ECE0

Monochromatic

#58589D #9797C4 #D8D8E9 #F8F8FB #FFFFFF

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