Steel blue

#4d7ebc

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 grounded. 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 #4d7ebc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d7ebc

RGB77, 126, 188

HSL214, 45%, 52%

HSV214, 59%, 74%

CMYK59%, 33%, 0%, 26%

Lab51.98, 2.36, -37.53

XYZ19.6, 20.13, 50.43

Decimal5078716

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of steel blue

#4272b0 #3c679e #355c8d #2f517c #28466b #223b5a #1c3049 #152538 #0f1a27 #080e16

Tints of steel blue

#5e8ac2 #6e96c8 #7fa2cf #8faed5 #a0badb #b0c6e1 #c1d2e7 #d1deee #e2eaf4 #f2f6fa

Colors that go with steel blue

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Steel blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 59, 33, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d7ebc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 33 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 34 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 #4d7ebc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d7ebc; }
.text { color: #4d7ebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d7ebc; }

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 #4d7ebc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d7ebc 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 #4d7ebc 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 #4d7ebc 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 #4d7ebc is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.