Steel blue

#017afd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Steel blue, a vivid blue at 211 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #017afd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#017afd

RGB1, 122, 253

HSL211, 99%, 50%

HSV211, 100%, 99%

CMYK100%, 52%, 0%, 1%

Lab52.97, 21.8, -72.66

XYZ24.7, 21.02, 95.68

Decimal97021

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#016fe7 #0165d0 #015aba #014fa4 #01448e #003a77 #002f61 #00244b #001935 #000f1e

Tints of steel blue

#1886fe #2f93fe #479ffe #5fabfe #77b8fe #8ec4ff #a6d1ff #beddff #d5e9ff #edf6ff

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#fd8401 Analogous#01f8fd Analogous#0601fd Triadic#fd017a Triadic#7afd01 Split complementary#fd0601 Split complementary#f8fd01

Steel blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 52, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #017afd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 52 0 1

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 52 4 7

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #017afd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #017afd; }
.text { color: #017afd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #017afd; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #017afd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #017afd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #017afd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #017afd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from steel blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #017afd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.