Steel blue

#157eb1

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

This is Steel blue, a strong blue at 200 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #157eb1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#157eb1

RGB21, 126, 177

HSL200, 79%, 39%

HSV200, 88%, 69%

CMYK88%, 29%, 0%, 31%

Lab49.8, -9.26, -34.73

XYZ15.71, 18.26, 44.29

Decimal1408689

Web safe#006699

Pantone307 C

Shades of steel blue

#1373a2 #116993 #105e84 #0e5375 #0c4966 #0a3e57 #093348 #072939 #051e2a #03131b

Tints of steel blue

#1891cb #1da3e4 #37aee7 #51b8ea #6cc3ee #86cef1 #a0d8f4 #bae3f7 #d5eefa #eff9fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#b14815 Analogous#15b196 Analogous#1530b1 Triadic#b1157e Triadic#7eb115 Split complementary#b11530 Split complementary#b19615

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 88, 29, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #157eb1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 29 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 31 4 37

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 #157eb1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #157eb1; }
.text { color: #157eb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #157eb1; }

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 #157eb1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #157eb1 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 #157eb1 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 #157eb1 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 #157eb1 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.