Steel blue

#4f7bd3

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

Steel blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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 #4f7bd3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f7bd3

RGB79, 123, 211

HSL220, 60%, 57%

HSV220, 63%, 83%

CMYK63%, 42%, 0%, 17%

Lab52.43, 12.33, -49.92

XYZ22.07, 20.53, 64.43

Decimal5209043

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of steel blue

#3a6bce #305fbe #2a55aa #254a95 #204080 #1b366b #162b57 #102142 #0b172d #060c18

Tints of steel blue

#5f87d7 #6f93db #809fdf #90ace3 #a0b8e7 #b0c4eb #c0d0ef #d0dcf3 #e1e8f7 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#d3a74f Analogous#4fbdd3 Analogous#654fd3 Triadic#d34f7b Triadic#7bd34f Split complementary#d3654f Split complementary#bdd34f

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 63, 42, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f7bd3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 42 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 43 4 23

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 #4f7bd3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f7bd3; }
.text { color: #4f7bd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7bd3; }

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 #4f7bd3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f7bd3 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 #4f7bd3 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 #4f7bd3 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 #4f7bd3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.