Steel Blue Color – #4682b4: Codes and Complete Breakdown

A muted, industrial mid-blue that looks like the color of aged tin roofs. Steel blue color (#4682b4) is confident and unpretentious, which is why it keeps landing on corporate websites and men’s shirt racks. Works with warm neutrals but resists most brights.

Steel Blue color

Steel Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #4682B4

  2. #B47746

Triadic colors

  1. #4682B4

  2. #B44682

  3. #82B446

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #689BC4

  2. #8DB3D3

  3. #B2CCE1

  4. #D7E4EF

  5. #FBFDFE

Darker colors

  1. #38688F

  2. #294D6A

  3. #1B3346

  4. #0D1821

Analogous colors

  1. #46B477

  2. #46B4AE

  3. #4682B4

  4. #464BB4

  5. #7746B4

Monochromatic colors

  1. #245C8A

  2. #3476AD

  3. #508FC3

  4. #7BA7CC

  5. #A3BFD7

#4682b4

Steel Blue Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Steel Blue:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#4682b4
RGBrgb(70,130,180)
HSLhsl(207,44%,49%)
CMYK61, 28, 0, 29
HSV207, 61, 71
RGB %27, 51, 71
XYZ18.7, 20.6, 46.2
LAB52.5, -4.1, -32.2
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyBlue
Saturation61%
TemperatureCool
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)4.11 (fails WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)5.11 (passes WCAG AA)

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