Steel blue

#307da2

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

This is Steel blue, a soft blue at 199 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 #307da2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#307da2

RGB48, 125, 162

HSL199, 54%, 41%

HSV199, 70%, 64%

CMYK70%, 23%, 0%, 36%

Lab49.38, -11.16, -26.64

XYZ15.07, 17.9, 36.84

Decimal3177890

Web safe#336699

Pantone307 C

Shades of steel blue

#2c7294 #286886 #245d78 #20526b #1b485d #173d4f #133241 #0f2833 #0b1d25 #071218

Tints of steel blue

#368eb8 #439cc7 #59a8ce #6fb3d4 #84bfdb #9acae1 #b0d6e8 #c6e1ee #dbecf4 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#a25530 Analogous#30a28e Analogous#3044a2 Triadic#a2307d Triadic#7da230 Split complementary#a23044 Split complementary#a28e30

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 23, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #307da2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 23 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 25 4 42

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 #307da2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #307da2; }
.text { color: #307da2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #307da2; }

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 #307da2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #307da2 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 #307da2 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 #307da2 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 #307da2 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.