Steel blue

#4480c6

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 #4480c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4480c6

RGB68, 128, 198

HSL212, 53%, 52%

HSV212, 66%, 78%

CMYK66%, 35%, 0%, 22%

Lab52.67, 2.87, -42.19

XYZ20.3, 20.74, 56.36

Decimal4489414

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#3974ba #3369a8 #2e5e96 #285284 #234772 #1d3c60 #18314e #12253c #0d1a29 #070f17

Tints of steel blue

#558ccb #6798d1 #78a3d6 #89afdb #9bbbe0 #acc7e6 #bdd2eb #cfdef0 #e0eaf6 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#c68a44 Analogous#44c1c6 Analogous#4944c6 Triadic#c64480 Triadic#80c644 Split complementary#c64944 Split complementary#c1c644

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 35, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4480c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 35 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 36 4 28

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 #4480c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4480c6; }
.text { color: #4480c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4480c6; }

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 #4480c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4480c6 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 #4480c6 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 #4480c6 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

Every value on this page for #4480c6 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.