Steel blue

#3d7fe9

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

Steel blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #3d7fe9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d7fe9

RGB61, 127, 233

HSL217, 80%, 58%

HSV217, 74%, 91%

CMYK74%, 45%, 0%, 9%

Lab54.08, 14.91, -59.69

XYZ24.22, 22.05, 80.07

Decimal4030441

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#256fe6 #1962d9 #1658c1 #134da9 #114292 #0e377a #0b2d62 #08224b #061733 #030c1b

Tints of steel blue

#4f8beb #6196ed #72a2ef #84aef1 #96baf3 #a8c5f5 #bad1f7 #cbddf9 #dde9fb #eff4fd

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#e9a73d Analogous#3dd5e9 Analogous#513de9 Triadic#e93d7f Triadic#7fe93d Split complementary#e9513d Split complementary#d5e93d

Steel blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 74, 45, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d7fe9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 45 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 45 4 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #3d7fe9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d7fe9; }
.text { color: #3d7fe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d7fe9; }

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 #3d7fe9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d7fe9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3d7fe9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3d7fe9 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 #3d7fe9 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.