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Steel blue color: #4682b4

Steel blue is #4682b4, rgb(70, 130, 180) in RGB and oklch(58.8% 0.09934 245.739) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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207°
100%

58.8%
0.099
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • cyan-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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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°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any 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.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #4682b4 mixed with white

  1. 4682b4

Darker: #4682b4 mixed with black

  1. 4682b4

Calmer: #4682b4 with less saturation

  1. 4682b4

Similar named colors

  • Steel Blue#4682b4

Colors that go with #4682b4

Complementary
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split
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