Steel blue

#528fbf

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 balanced. 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 #528fbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#528fbf

RGB82, 143, 191

HSL206, 46%, 54%

HSV206, 57%, 75%

CMYK57%, 25%, 0%, 25%

Lab57.27, -5.57, -30.96

XYZ22.71, 25.2, 52.96

Decimal5410751

Web safe#6699cc

Pantone542 C

Shades of steel blue

#4383b6 #3d76a4 #366a92 #305d81 #29506f #22435d #1c364b #152a3a #0f1d28 #081016

Tints of steel blue

#6299c5 #72a4cb #82aed1 #92b8d7 #a2c3dd #b2cde3 #c2d7e8 #d2e2ee #e2ecf4 #f2f7fa

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#bf8252 Analogous#52bfb9 Analogous#5258bf Triadic#bf528f Triadic#8fbf52 Split complementary#bf5259 Split complementary#bfb952

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 57, 25, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #528fbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 25 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 27 4 31

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #528fbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #528fbf; }
.text { color: #528fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528fbf; }

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 #528fbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #528fbf 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 #528fbf 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 #528fbf 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 #528fbf is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.