Steel blue

#217cda

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, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #217cda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#217cda

RGB33, 124, 218

HSL210, 74%, 49%

HSV210, 85%, 85%

CMYK85%, 43%, 0%, 15%

Lab51.61, 8.38, -55.28

XYZ20.49, 19.8, 69.07

Decimal2194650

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#1e71c7 #1b66b4 #185ba1 #15508d #13467a #103b67 #0d3054 #0a2541 #071a2e #040f1b

Tints of steel blue

#3388e0 #4894e3 #5da1e6 #72adea #87b9ed #9cc5f0 #b1d1f3 #c6def6 #dbeaf9 #eff6fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#da7f21 Analogous#21d9da Analogous#2221da Triadic#da217c Triadic#7cda21 Split complementary#da2221 Split complementary#d9da21

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 85, 43, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #217cda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 43 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 44 4 21

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 #217cda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #217cda; }
.text { color: #217cda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #217cda; }

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 #217cda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #217cda 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 #217cda 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 #217cda 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

Here is how the numbers for #217cda are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.