Steel blue

#3b75b0

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 210 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #3b75b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3b75b0
RGB59, 117, 176
HSL210, 50%, 46%
HSV210, 66%, 69%
CMYK66%, 34%, 0%, 31%
Lab47.99, 0.26, -36.94
XYZ16.0, 16.79, 43.47
Decimal3896752
Web safe#336699
Pantone285 C
Pantone285 CHex#3b75b0Rgb59 117 176Cmyk66 34 0 31Lab48 0 -37Darker#172e45Deep#29517bLighter#6c99c7

Shades of steel blue

Tints of steel blue

Colors that go with steel blue

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 34, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3b75b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
66 34 0 31
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
65 35 4 37
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 #3b75b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3b75b0; }
.text { color: #3b75b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b75b0; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3b75b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.82:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.36:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3b75b0 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 #3b75b0 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 #3b75b0 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

Here is how the numbers for #3b75b0 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.