Steel blue

#527ecb

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 grounded. 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 #527ecb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#527ecb

RGB82, 126, 203

HSL218, 54%, 56%

HSV218, 60%, 80%

CMYK60%, 38%, 0%, 20%

Lab52.98, 8.36, -44.5

XYZ21.72, 21.03, 59.41

Decimal5406411

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of steel blue

#3e6fc5 #3664b4 #3059a0 #2a4e8d #244379 #1f3866 #192e52 #13233f #0d182b #070d18

Tints of steel blue

#628ad0 #7296d5 #82a2d9 #92aede #a2b9e3 #b2c5e8 #c1d1ed #d1ddf1 #e1e9f6 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#cb9f52 Analogous#52bacb Analogous#6352cb Triadic#cb527e Triadic#7ecb52 Split complementary#cb6352 Split complementary#bbcb52

Steel blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 60, 38, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #527ecb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 38 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 39 4 26

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 #527ecb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #527ecb; }
.text { color: #527ecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527ecb; }

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 #527ecb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #527ecb 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 #527ecb 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 #527ecb 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

Every value on this page for #527ecb is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.