Steel blue

#2c78bf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Steel blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #2c78bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c78bf

RGB44, 120, 191

HSL209, 63%, 46%

HSV209, 77%, 75%

CMYK77%, 37%, 0%, 25%

Lab49.17, 1.7, -43.78

XYZ17.16, 17.73, 51.81

Decimal2914495

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone300 C

Shades of steel blue

#286eae #24639e #21598d #1d4e7d #19446c #15395b #112f4b #0d253a #0a1a29 #061019

Tints of steel blue

#3485d0 #4992d5 #5e9eda #73abdf #88b7e4 #9dc4e8 #b2d1ed #c7ddf2 #dceaf7 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#bf732c Analogous#2cbfbd Analogous#2c2ebf Triadic#bf2c78 Triadic#78bf2c Split complementary#bf2c2e Split complementary#bfbd2c

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 77, 37, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c78bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 37 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 38 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #2c78bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c78bf; }
.text { color: #2c78bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c78bf; }

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 #2c78bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c78bf 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 #2c78bf 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 #2c78bf 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 #2c78bf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.