Steel blue

#2087db

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 grounded. 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 #2087db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2087db

RGB32, 135, 219

HSL207, 75%, 49%

HSV207, 85%, 86%

CMYK85%, 38%, 0%, 14%

Lab54.81, 1.98, -50.72

XYZ22.05, 22.75, 70.25

Decimal2131931

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone3005 C

Shades of steel blue

#1d7bc8 #1a6fb5 #1863a1 #15588e #124c7b #0f4068 #0c3454 #0a2841 #071c2e #04101b

Tints of steel blue

#3292e1 #479ee4 #5ca9e7 #71b4ea #86bfed #9bcaf0 #b0d5f4 #c5e0f7 #daecfa #eff7fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#db7420 Analogous#20dbd2 Analogous#2029db Triadic#db2087 Triadic#87db20 Split complementary#db2029 Split complementary#dbd120

Steel blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 85, 38, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2087db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 38 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 39 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 #2087db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2087db; }
.text { color: #2087db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2087db; }

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 #2087db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2087db 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 #2087db 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 #2087db 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

The figures for #2087db come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.