Steel blue

#2b7bda

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 213 degrees. 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 #2b7bda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b7bda

RGB43, 123, 218

HSL213, 70%, 51%

HSV213, 80%, 85%

CMYK80%, 44%, 0%, 15%

Lab51.54, 9.85, -55.37

XYZ20.73, 19.74, 69.05

Decimal2849754

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#2370cb #2065b7 #1d5aa3 #194f90 #16457c #123a69 #0f2f55 #0b2441 #08192e #050e1a

Tints of steel blue

#3f87dd #5294e1 #66a0e4 #7aace8 #8db8eb #a1c5ef #b5d1f2 #c8ddf5 #dce9f9 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#da8a2b Analogous#2bd3da Analogous#322bda Triadic#da2b7b Triadic#7bda2b Split complementary#da322b Split complementary#d3da2b

Steel blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 80, 44, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b7bda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 44 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 44 4 21

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 #2b7bda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b7bda; }
.text { color: #2b7bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b7bda; }

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 #2b7bda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b7bda 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 #2b7bda 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 #2b7bda 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 #2b7bda are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.