Steel blue

#3299ca

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 199 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 #3299ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3299ca

RGB50, 153, 202

HSL199, 60%, 49%

HSV199, 75%, 79%

CMYK75%, 24%, 0%, 21%

Lab59.64, -12.8, -33.55

XYZ23.37, 27.72, 60.0

Decimal3316170

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone299 C

Shades of steel blue

#2e8cb8 #297ea7 #257195 #206383 #1c5671 #184860 #133b4e #0f2d3c #0a202a #061319

Tints of steel blue

#43a3d1 #57add5 #6ab6da #7dbfdf #90c9e4 #a4d2e8 #b7dced #cae5f2 #ddeff7 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#ca6332 Analogous#32caaf Analogous#324dca Triadic#ca3299 Triadic#99ca32 Split complementary#ca324d Split complementary#caaf32

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 75, 24, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3299ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 24 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 26 4 27

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 #3299ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3299ca; }
.text { color: #3299ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3299ca; }

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 #3299ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3299ca 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 #3299ca 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 #3299ca 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 #3299ca are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.