Steel blue

#5a7dcd

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 #5a7dcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a7dcd

RGB90, 125, 205

HSL222, 53%, 58%

HSV222, 56%, 80%

CMYK56%, 39%, 0%, 20%

Lab53.22, 11.26, -45.23

XYZ22.57, 21.25, 60.67

Decimal5930445

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of steel blue

#466dc7 #3860ba #3255a6 #2c4b91 #26407d #203669 #1a2b54 #132140 #0d172c #070c17

Tints of steel blue

#6989d2 #7895d6 #87a1db #97addf #a6b9e4 #b5c5e9 #c4d0ed #d3dcf2 #e2e8f6 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#cdaa5a Analogous#5ab6cd Analogous#705acd Triadic#cd5a7d Triadic#7dcd5a Split complementary#cd715a Split complementary#b6cd5a

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 39, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a7dcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 39 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 40 4 26

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 #5a7dcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a7dcd; }
.text { color: #5a7dcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7dcd; }

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 #5a7dcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a7dcd 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 #5a7dcd 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 #5a7dcd 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 #5a7dcd 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.