Steel Blue

#278DB9

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#278DB9
RGB
rgb(39, 141, 185)
HSL
hsl(198, 65%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.607 0.111 232)
CMYK
cmyk(79%, 24%, 0%, 27%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

3.75:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

5.60:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F2F9
100
#E2F2
200
#C8E6
300
#9ED4
400
#6CBD
500
#42AA
600
#278D
700
#1F70
800
#1650
900
#0E33
950
#0920

Shades

Darker variations

1#237FA7
2#1F7194
3#1B6382
4#18556F
5#14475D
6#10394A
7#0C2A38
8#081C25
9#040E13

Tints

Lighter variations

1#2C9FD1
2#43AAD7
3#5AB5DC
4#72C0E1
5#89CAE6
6#A1D5EB
7#B8DFF0
8#D0EAF5
9#E7F4FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#2F8AB2
2#3688AB
3#3D85A3
4#44829C
5#4C7F95
6#537C8D
7#5A7986
8#62767F
9#697377

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F2F9
#F2F9FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E2F2
#E2F2F9
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
C8E6
#C8E6F3
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
9ED4
#9ED4EA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
6CBD
#6CBDE0
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
42AA
#42AAD7
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
278D
#278DB9
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
1F70
#1F7093
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1650
#165069
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: #E2F2F9;
  --steel-blue-200: #C8E6F3;
  --steel-blue-300: #9ED4EA;
  --steel-blue-400: #6CBDE0;
  --steel-blue-500: #42AAD7;
  --steel-blue-600: #278DB9;
  --steel-blue-700: #1F7093;
  --steel-blue-800: #165069;
  --steel-blue-900: #0E3343;
  --steel-blue-950: #09202A;
}
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