Steel blue

#1d84ac

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 197 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 #1d84ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1d84ac

RGB29, 132, 172

HSL197, 71%, 39%

HSV197, 83%, 67%

CMYK83%, 23%, 0%, 33%

Lab51.54, -13.89, -29.12

XYZ16.2, 19.74, 41.99

Decimal1934508

Web safe#339999

Pantone640 C

Shades of steel blue

#1b799d #186e8f #166280 #135772 #114c63 #0e4155 #0c3646 #092a37 #071f29 #04141a

Tints of steel blue

#2197c5 #28a9db #41b3df #5abde3 #73c7e7 #8cd1ec #a5dbf0 #bee5f4 #d7eff8 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#ac451d Analogous#1dac8c Analogous#1d3dac Triadic#ac1d84 Triadic#84ac1d Split complementary#ac1d3d Split complementary#ac8c1d

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 83, 23, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1d84ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 23 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 25 4 39

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #1d84ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1d84ac; }
.text { color: #1d84ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d84ac; }

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 #1d84ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1d84ac 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 #1d84ac 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 #1d84ac 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 #1d84ac is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.