Steel Blue (D5D8EC) — 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 #D5D8EC

RGB rgb(213, 216, 236)

HSL hsl(232°, 38%, 88%)

CMYK C:10% M:8% Y:0% K:7%

Luminance 0.7004

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.41:1

Aa — #D5D8EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.86:1

Aa — #D5D8EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5D8EC #ECE9D5

Analogous

#D5E4EC #D5D8EC #DDD5EC

Triadic

#D5D8EC #ECD5D8 #D8ECD5

Split-comp.

#D5D8EC #ECDDD5 #E4ECD5

Tetradic

#D5D8EC #ECD5E4 #ECE9D5 #D5ECDD

Monochromatic

#58619D #979DC4 #D8DAE9 #F8F9FB #FFFFFF

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