Steel blue

#6782a7

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 #6782a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6782a7

RGB103, 130, 167

HSL215, 27%, 53%

HSV215, 38%, 65%

CMYK38%, 22%, 0%, 35%

Lab53.64, -0.08, -22.75

XYZ20.55, 21.64, 39.65

Decimal6783655

Web safe#669999

Pantone652 C

Shades of steel blue

#5a769c #516a8d #495f7e #40536e #37485f #2e3d50 #263141 #1d2632 #141a23 #0b0f13

Tints of steel blue

#758eaf #8399b7 #91a5bf #9fb0c8 #adbcd0 #bbc7d8 #c9d3e0 #d8dfe8 #e6eaf0 #f4f6f8

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#a78c67 Analogous#67a2a7 Analogous#6c67a7 Triadic#a76782 Triadic#82a767 Split complementary#a76c67 Split complementary#a2a767

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 22, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6782a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 22 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 24 4 41

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 #6782a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6782a7; }
.text { color: #6782a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6782a7; }

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 #6782a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6782a7 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 #6782a7 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 #6782a7 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

Here is how the numbers for #6782a7 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.