Steel blue

#279bbf

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 teal at 194 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #279bbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#279bbf

RGB39, 155, 191

HSL194, 66%, 45%

HSV194, 80%, 75%

CMYK80%, 19%, 0%, 25%

Lab59.56, -18.86, -27.51

XYZ21.96, 27.64, 53.47

Decimal2595775

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone639 C

Shades of steel blue

#248eae #20809e #1d738d #19657d #16586c #134a5c #0f3d4b #0c2f3b #09222a #051519

Tints of steel blue

#2cacd4 #42b5d8 #58bddd #6ec6e1 #83cee6 #99d7ea #afe0ef #c5e8f3 #daf1f8 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#bf4b27 Analogous#27bf97 Analogous#274fbf Triadic#bf279b Triadic#9bbf27 Split complementary#bf274f Split complementary#bf9727

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 19, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #279bbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 19 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 21 4 31

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #279bbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #279bbf; }
.text { color: #279bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #279bbf; }

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 #279bbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #279bbf 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 #279bbf 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 #279bbf 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 #279bbf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.