Steel blue

#0a8aba

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

Steel blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #0a8aba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0a8aba

RGB10, 138, 186

HSL196, 90%, 38%

HSV196, 95%, 73%

CMYK95%, 26%, 0%, 27%

Lab53.8, -13.32, -33.65

XYZ18.08, 21.79, 49.71

Decimal690874

Web safe#0099cc

Pantone640 C

Shades of steel blue

#097eaa #08739b #07678b #075b7b #06506c #05445c #04384c #032d3c #02212d #02161d

Tints of steel blue

#0c9fd6 #0db4f2 #29bcf4 #45c5f5 #62cef7 #7ed7f8 #9adffa #b6e8fb #d2f1fd #eefafe

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#ba3a0a Analogous#0aba92 Analogous#0a32ba Triadic#ba0a8a Triadic#8aba0a Split complementary#ba0a32 Split complementary#ba920a

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 95, 26, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0a8aba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 26 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 28 4 33

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 #0a8aba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0a8aba; }
.text { color: #0a8aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a8aba; }

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 #0a8aba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0a8aba 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 #0a8aba 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 #0a8aba 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #0a8aba is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.