Steel blue color: #4682b4
The Steel blue color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.
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OKLCH
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- cyan-600
- Black 29%
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Questions about Steel blue
What is the hex code for Steel blue?
The hex code for Steel blue is #4682b4. In RGB it is rgb(70 130 180), in HSL hsl(207.27 44% 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.8% 0.09934 245.739).
What colors go well with Steel blue?
Its complementary color is #a57037. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #188ba2 and #6c77b7. Ready palettes with Steel blue are shown on this page.
Is Steel blue a warm or cool color?
Steel blue is a cool color with an OKLCH hue of 246 degrees.
What text color is readable on Steel blue?
White text is more readable on Steel blue: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and black gives 5.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
About #4682b4
#4682b4 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 246°.
Looks the same on every screen.
White text on it reaches 4.11:1 contrast and black text 5.11:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.