Steel blue

#628fb0

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 soft. 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 #628fb0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#628fb0

RGB98, 143, 176

HSL205, 33%, 54%

HSV205, 44%, 69%

CMYK44%, 19%, 0%, 31%

Lab57.44, -6.35, -22.11

XYZ22.7, 25.38, 44.78

Decimal6459312

Web safe#669999

Pantone542 C

Shades of steel blue

#5483a6 #4b7696 #436a86 #3b5d76 #335065 #2b4355 #233645 #1b2a35 #121d25 #0a1014

Tints of steel blue

#7199b7 #7fa4bf #8eaec6 #9cb8cd #abc3d5 #b9cddc #c8d7e3 #d6e2ea #e5ecf2 #f3f7f9

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#b08362 Analogous#62b0aa Analogous#6268b0 Triadic#b0628f Triadic#8fb062 Split complementary#b06268 Split complementary#b0aa62

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 44, 19, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #628fb0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 19 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 21 4 37

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 #628fb0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #628fb0; }
.text { color: #628fb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #628fb0; }

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 #628fb0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #628fb0 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 #628fb0 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 #628fb0 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 #628fb0 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.