Steel blue

#29719c

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 202 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 #29719c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#29719c

RGB41, 113, 156

HSL202, 58%, 39%

HSV202, 74%, 61%

CMYK74%, 28%, 0%, 39%

Lab45.2, -7.35, -29.66

XYZ12.82, 14.68, 33.61

Decimal2716060

Web safe#336699

Pantone3015 C

Shades of steel blue

#26678f #225e82 #1f5474 #1b4b67 #18415a #14384d #112e40 #0d2533 #0a1b25 #061218

Tints of steel blue

#2f82b3 #3693ca #4d9fd0 #65acd6 #7cb8dd #93c5e3 #abd2e9 #c2deef #d9ebf5 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#9c5429 Analogous#299c8d Analogous#29389c Triadic#9c2971 Triadic#719c29 Split complementary#9c2938 Split complementary#9c8d29

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 28, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #29719c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 28 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 30 4 45

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 #29719c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #29719c; }
.text { color: #29719c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29719c; }

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 #29719c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #29719c 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 #29719c 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 #29719c 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 #29719c is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.