Steel blue

#358aa4

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

Steel blue lands where green meets blue, deep and soft. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #358aa4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#358aa4
RGB53, 138, 164
HSL194, 51%, 43%
HSV194, 68%, 64%
CMYK68%, 16%, 0%, 36%
Lab53.62, -16.94, -21.26
XYZ17.26, 21.61, 38.38
Decimal3508900
Web safe#339999
Pantone640 C
Pantone640 CHex#358aa4Rgb53 138 164Cmyk68 16 0 36Lab54 -17 -21Darker#122f38Deep#245d6eLighter#5dabc3

Shades of steel blue

Tints of steel blue

Colors that go with steel blue

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 16, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #358aa4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
68 16 0 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 19 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 #358aa4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #358aa4; }
.text { color: #358aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #358aa4; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #358aa4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.95:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.32:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #358aa4 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 #358aa4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #358aa4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from steel blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #358aa4 is computed, not guessed. 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.