Steel Blue (D5D9EC) — 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 #D5D9EC

RGB rgb(213, 217, 236)

HSL hsl(230°, 38%, 88%)

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

Luminance 0.7055

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.4:1

Aa — #D5D9EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 14.97:1

Aa — #D5D9EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D5D9EC #ECE8D5

Analogous

#D5E4EC #D5D9EC #DDD5EC

Triadic

#D5D9EC #ECD5D9 #D9ECD5

Split-comp.

#D5D9EC #ECDDD5 #E4ECD5

Tetradic

#D5D9EC #ECD5E4 #ECE8D5 #D5ECDD

Monochromatic

#58649D #979EC4 #D8DBE9 #F8F9FB #FFFFFF

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