Steel Blue (B5B9D8) — 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 #B5B9D8

RGB rgb(181, 185, 216)

HSL hsl(233°, 31%, 78%)

CMYK C:16% M:14% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5032

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #B5B9D8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.9:1

Aa — #B5B9D8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B5B9D8 #D8D4B6

Analogous

#B6CBD8 #B5B9D8 #C3B6D8

Triadic

#B5B9D8 #D8B6BA #BAD8B6

Split-comp.

#B5B9D8 #D8C3B6 #CBD8B6

Tetradic

#B5B9D8 #D8B6CB #D8D4B6 #B6D8C3

Monochromatic

#4D5175 #7D83AA #BBBED3 #DADBE7 #FFFFFF

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