Steel blue

#617eba

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 220 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 #617eba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#617eba

RGB97, 126, 186

HSL220, 39%, 55%

HSV220, 48%, 73%

CMYK48%, 32%, 0%, 27%

Lab52.96, 6.25, -34.78

XYZ21.25, 21.01, 49.39

Decimal6389434

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of steel blue

#4f70b2 #4764a2 #3f5990 #374f7f #30446d #28395c #202e4a #192338 #111827 #090d15

Tints of steel blue

#708ac0 #7e96c7 #8da2cd #9baed3 #aab9da #b8c5e0 #c7d1e7 #d5dded #e4e9f3 #f3f5fa

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#ba9d61 Analogous#61abba Analogous#7061ba Triadic#ba617e Triadic#7eba61 Split complementary#ba7061 Split complementary#abba61

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 32, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #617eba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 32 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 33 4 33

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 #617eba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #617eba; }
.text { color: #617eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617eba; }

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 #617eba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #617eba 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 #617eba 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 #617eba 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 #617eba is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.