Steel Blue

Steel Blue is a medium, moderately saturated blue color with the hex code #4682B4 (hue 207°, saturation 44%, lightness 49%). It is also the CSS named color steelblue.

#4682B4

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Steel Blue	`#4682B4`	70, 130, 180	207°, 44%, 49%	61, 28, 0, 29	58.8% 0.099 246

Contrast with white text 4.11:1, with black text 5.11:1 — use black text on Steel Blue.

steelblue is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: steelblue works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#DAE7F1

#A3C2DB

#6C9DC6

#4077A5

#2B506E

#152837

Colors that go with Steel Blue

Six color schemes built on Steel Blue with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Rocky Racoon (#B27A47), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Slate Gray (slategray): Slate Gray (#708090) is about as light as Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.209 vs 0.206) and less saturated, with its hue 3° away.
Light Slate Gray (lightslategray): Light Slate Gray (#778899) is lighter than Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.238 vs 0.206) and less saturated, with its hue 3° away.
Dark Cyan (darkcyan): Dark Cyan (#008B8B) is about as light as Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.203 vs 0.206) and more saturated, with its hue 27° away.
Teal (teal): Teal (#008080) is darker than Steel Blue (relative luminance 0.170 vs 0.206) and more saturated, with its hue 27° away.

Gradients with Steel Blue

Verdigris to Steel Blue

Similar medium blue colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Steel Blue?

#4682B4 — RGB 70, 130, 180, HSL 207°, 44%, 49%.

Is Steel Blue a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 207° on the color wheel.