Steel Blue (838FC5) — 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 #838FC5

RGB rgb(131, 143, 197)

HSL hsl(229°, 36%, 64%)

CMYK C:34% M:27% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.2904

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.13:1

Aa — #838FC5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.7:1

Aa — #838FC5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#838FC5 #C4B882

Analogous

#82AFC4 #838FC5 #9782C4

Triadic

#838FC5 #C4828E #8EC482

Split-comp.

#838FC5 #C49782 #AFC482

Tetradic

#838FC5 #C482AF #C4B882 #82C497

Monochromatic

#2D334D #535E8D #8B94BB #ABB2CE #DCDEEA

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