Steel blue

#2b7cdb

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 212 degrees. 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 #2b7cdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b7cdb

RGB43, 124, 219

HSL212, 71%, 51%

HSV212, 80%, 86%

CMYK80%, 43%, 0%, 14%

Lab51.89, 9.61, -55.39

XYZ20.99, 20.04, 69.78

Decimal2850011

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#2371cc #1f66b8 #1c5ba5 #195091 #15457d #123a69 #0f2f56 #0b2442 #08192e #040e1a

Tints of steel blue

#3f88de #5294e2 #66a0e5 #7aade8 #8db9ec #a1c5ef #b5d1f2 #c8ddf6 #dce9f9 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#db8a2b Analogous#2bd4db Analogous#322bdb Triadic#db2b7c Triadic#7cdb2b Split complementary#db322b Split complementary#d4db2b

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 43, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b7cdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 43 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 44 4 20

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 #2b7cdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b7cdb; }
.text { color: #2b7cdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b7cdb; }

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 #2b7cdb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b7cdb 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 #2b7cdb 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 #2b7cdb 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 #2b7cdb are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.