Steel blue

#467ca1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Steel blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #467ca1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#467ca1

RGB70, 124, 161

HSL204, 39%, 45%

HSV204, 57%, 63%

CMYK57%, 23%, 0%, 37%

Lab49.85, -6.79, -25.27

XYZ16.17, 18.29, 36.4

Decimal4619425

Web safe#336699

Pantone646 C

Shades of steel blue

#407193 #3a6685 #345c77 #2e5169 #28465b #223b4d #1b313f #152631 #0f1b23 #091015

Tints of steel blue

#4f8ab2 #6196ba #73a2c2 #85aeca #98bad2 #aac6da #bcd2e2 #cedfea #e0ebf2 #f3f7fa

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#a16b46 Analogous#46a198 Analogous#464fa1 Triadic#a1467c Triadic#7ca146 Split complementary#a1464f Split complementary#a19846

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 57, 23, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #467ca1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 23 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 25 4 43

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 #467ca1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #467ca1; }
.text { color: #467ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #467ca1; }

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 #467ca1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #467ca1 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 #467ca1 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 #467ca1 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 #467ca1 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.