Steel blue

#2d80cd

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 209 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 #2d80cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d80cd

RGB45, 128, 205

HSL209, 64%, 49%

HSV209, 78%, 80%

CMYK78%, 38%, 0%, 20%

Lab52.29, 2.15, -46.82

XYZ19.82, 20.4, 60.65

Decimal2982093

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone3005 C

Shades of steel blue

#2975bb #256aa9 #215e97 #1d5385 #194873 #153d61 #11314f #0d263d #091b2b #061019

Tints of steel blue

#3e8cd5 #5298d9 #65a4dd #79afe2 #8dbbe6 #a1c7ea #b5d3ef #c9dff3 #ddeaf7 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#cd7a2d Analogous#2dcdca Analogous#2d30cd Triadic#cd2d80 Triadic#80cd2d Split complementary#cd2d30 Split complementary#cdca2d

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 78, 38, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d80cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 38 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 39 4 26

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 #2d80cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d80cd; }
.text { color: #2d80cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d80cd; }

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 #2d80cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d80cd 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 #2d80cd 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 #2d80cd 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

The figures for #2d80cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.