Steel Blue

#278BB9

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#278BB9
RGB
rgb(39, 139, 185)
HSL
hsl(199, 65%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.602 0.112 233.6)
CMYK
cmyk(79%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

3.83:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

5.48:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F2F9
100
#E2F1
200
#C8E6
300
#9ED2
400
#6CBB
500
#42A8
600
#278B
700
#1F6F
800
#164F
900
#0E33
950
#0920

Shades

Darker variations

1#237DA7
2#1F6F94
3#1B6182
4#18536F
5#14455D
6#10384A
7#0C2A38
8#081C25
9#040E13

Tints

Lighter variations

1#2C9DD1
2#43A8D7
3#5AB3DC
4#72BEE1
5#89C9E6
6#A1D3EB
7#B8DEF0
8#D0E9F5
9#E7F4FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#2F88B2
2#3686AB
3#3D83A3
4#44809C
5#4C7E95
6#537B8D
7#5A7886
8#62767F
9#697377

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F2F9
#F2F9FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E2F1
#E2F1F9
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
C8E6
#C8E6F3
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
9ED2
#9ED2EA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
6CBB
#6CBBE0
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
42A8
#42A8D7
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
278B
#278BB9
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
1F6F
#1F6F93
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
164F
#164F69
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
0E33
#0E3343
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0920
#09202A
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F2F9FC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E2F1F9;
  --steel-blue-200: #C8E6F3;
  --steel-blue-300: #9ED2EA;
  --steel-blue-400: #6CBBE0;
  --steel-blue-500: #42A8D7;
  --steel-blue-600: #278BB9;
  --steel-blue-700: #1F6F93;
  --steel-blue-800: #164F69;
  --steel-blue-900: #0E3343;
  --steel-blue-950: #09202A;
}
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