Steel blue

#5b7db4

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 217 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 #5b7db4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b7db4

RGB91, 125, 180

HSL217, 37%, 53%

HSV217, 49%, 71%

CMYK49%, 31%, 0%, 29%

Lab52.05, 3.52, -32.78

XYZ19.89, 20.19, 46.03

Decimal5995956

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of steel blue

#4d71a9 #466699 #3e5b88 #375078 #2f4567 #283a57 #202f46 #192436 #111925 #0a0e15

Tints of steel blue

#6a89bb #7995c2 #89a1c9 #98add0 #a7b9d7 #b6c5de #c5d1e5 #d4ddec #e4e9f2 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#b4925b Analogous#5ba9b4 Analogous#665bb4 Triadic#b45b7d Triadic#7db45b Split complementary#b4665b Split complementary#a9b45b

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 49, 31, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b7db4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 31 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 33 4 35

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 #5b7db4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b7db4; }
.text { color: #5b7db4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7db4; }

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 #5b7db4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b7db4 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 #5b7db4 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 #5b7db4 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

The figures for #5b7db4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.