Steel blue

#2379da

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 balanced. 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 #2379da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2379da

RGB35, 121, 218

HSL212, 72%, 50%

HSV212, 84%, 85%

CMYK84%, 44%, 0%, 15%

Lab50.8, 10.39, -56.58

XYZ20.19, 19.09, 68.95

Decimal2324954

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#206ec7 #1d64b4 #1a59a1 #174e8d #14447a #113967 #0d2f54 #0a2441 #07192e #040f1a

Tints of steel blue

#3685df #4b92e2 #5f9ee5 #74abe9 #89b7ec #9dc4ef #b2d0f3 #c6ddf6 #dbe9f9 #f0f6fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#da8423 Analogous#23d4da Analogous#2923da Triadic#da2379 Triadic#79da23 Split complementary#da2923 Split complementary#d5da23

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 84, 44, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2379da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 44 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 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 #2379da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2379da; }
.text { color: #2379da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2379da; }

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 #2379da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2379da 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 #2379da 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 #2379da 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 #2379da are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.