Steel Blue

#42AAD7

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#42AAD7
RGB
rgb(66, 170, 215)
HSL
hsl(198, 65%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.697 0.115 230.4)
CMYK
cmyk(69%, 21%, 0%, 16%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.64:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.96:1

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#2C9FD0
2#278DB9
3#227CA2
4#1D6A8B
5#195874
6#14475D
7#0F3545
8#0A232E
9#051217

Tints

Lighter variations

1#55B3DB
2#68BBDF
3#7AC4E3
4#8DCCE7
5#A0D5EB
6#B3DDEF
7#C6E6F3
8#D9EEF7
9#ECF7FB

Tones

Muted variations

1#49A7CF
2#51A4C8
3#58A1C0
4#5F9EB9
5#679BB2
6#6E98AA
7#7695A3
8#7D929B
9#858F94

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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