Steel blue

#0e6ebf

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

Steel blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. 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 #0e6ebf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0e6ebf

RGB14, 110, 191

HSL207, 86%, 40%

HSV207, 93%, 75%

CMYK93%, 42%, 0%, 25%

Lab45.64, 5.46, -49.43

XYZ15.16, 15.01, 51.39

Decimal945855

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone300 C

Shades of steel blue

#0d65af #0c5b9f #0a528e #09497e #083f6e #07365e #062c4d #04233d #031a2d #02101d

Tints of steel blue

#107dda #188cee #339af0 #4ea7f2 #69b4f4 #83c2f6 #9ecff8 #b9dcfa #d4e9fc #eef7fe

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#bf5f0e Analogous#0ebfb7 Analogous#0e16bf Triadic#bf0e6e Triadic#6ebf0e Split complementary#bf0e16 Split complementary#bfb70e

Steel blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 93, 42, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0e6ebf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 42 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 43 4 31

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #0e6ebf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0e6ebf; }
.text { color: #0e6ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e6ebf; }

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 #0e6ebf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0e6ebf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0e6ebf 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0e6ebf 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

Every value on this page for #0e6ebf is computed, not guessed. 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.