Steel Blue (D8E1EC) — 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 #D8E1EC

RGB rgb(216, 225, 236)

HSL hsl(213°, 34%, 89%)

CMYK C:8% M:5% Y:0% K:7%

Luminance 0.7515

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.32:1

Aa — #D8E1EC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 15.9:1

Aa — #D8E1EC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#D8E1EC #ECE4D9

Analogous

#D9ECEC #D8E1EC #DAD9EC

Triadic

#D8E1EC #ECD9E2 #E2ECD9

Split-comp.

#D8E1EC #ECDAD9 #ECECD9

Tetradic

#D8E1EC #ECD9EC #ECE4D9 #D9ECDA

Monochromatic

#5F7A9B #9DAEC3 #DCE2EA #FCFCFD #FFFFFF

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