Steel blue

#447cbc

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 212 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 #447cbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#447cbc

RGB68, 124, 188

HSL212, 47%, 50%

HSV212, 64%, 74%

CMYK64%, 34%, 0%, 26%

Lab51.01, 1.82, -39.09

XYZ18.67, 19.28, 50.31

Decimal4488380

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#3e71ac #38669b #325b8b #2c507a #26456a #203a59 #1a3048 #142538 #0e1a27 #080f17

Tints of steel blue

#5588c2 #6794c8 #78a1cf #8aadd5 #9bb9db #acc5e1 #bed1e8 #cfddee #e0eaf4 #f2f6fa

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#bc8444 Analogous#44b8bc Analogous#4844bc Triadic#bc447c Triadic#7cbc44 Split complementary#bc4844 Split complementary#b8bc44

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 64, 34, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #447cbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 34 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 35 4 32

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 #447cbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #447cbc; }
.text { color: #447cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #447cbc; }

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 #447cbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #447cbc 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 #447cbc 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 #447cbc 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

The figures for #447cbc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.