Steel blue

#077cdc

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

Steel blue is a mid blue that reads confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #077cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#077cdc
RGB7, 124, 220
HSL207, 94%, 45%
HSV207, 97%, 86%
CMYK97%, 44%, 0%, 14%
Lab51.41, 7.87, -56.74
XYZ20.21, 19.63, 70.43
Decimal490716
Web safe#0066cc
Pantone285 C
Pantone285 CHex#077cdcRgb7 124 220Cmyk97 44 0 14Lab51 8 -57Darker#032e52Deep#055597Lighter#3c9eef

Shades of steel blue

Tints of steel blue

Colors that go with steel blue

Steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 97, 44, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #077cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
97 44 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
93 44 4 20
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 #077cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #077cdc; }
.text { color: #077cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #077cdc; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #077cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.26:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #077cdc 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 #077cdc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #077cdc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #077cdc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.