Steel Blue

#486C99

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#486C99
RGB
rgb(72, 108, 153)
HSL
hsl(213, 36%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.524 0.083 254.6)
CMYK
cmyk(53%, 29%, 0%, 40%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

5.41:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.88:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F5F7
100
#E7ED
200
#D2DD
300
#AFC2
400
#86A3
500
#6388
600
#486C
700
#3956
800
#293D
900
#1A27
950
#1019

Shades

Darker variations

1#416189
2#39577A
3#324C6B
4#2B415C
5#24364C
6#1D2B3D
7#16202E
8#0E161F
9#070B0F

Tints

Lighter variations

1#517AAC
2#6489B6
3#7797BF
4#8AA6C8
5#9EB5D1
6#B1C4DA
7#C5D3E4
8#D8E1ED
9#ECF0F6

Tones

Muted variations

1#4C6D95
2#506D91
3#546D8C
4#586E88
5#5C6E84
6#606F80
7#646F7C
8#686F78
9#6C7074

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F5F7
#F5F7FA
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E7ED
#E7EDF4
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
D2DD
#D2DDEA
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
AFC2
#AFC2D9
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
86A3
#86A3C6
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
6388
#6388B6
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
486C
#486C99
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
3956
#395679
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
293D
#293D57
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1A27
#1A2737
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1019
#101923
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F5F7FA;
  --steel-blue-100: #E7EDF4;
  --steel-blue-200: #D2DDEA;
  --steel-blue-300: #AFC2D9;
  --steel-blue-400: #86A3C6;
  --steel-blue-500: #6388B6;
  --steel-blue-600: #486C99;
  --steel-blue-700: #395679;
  --steel-blue-800: #293D57;
  --steel-blue-900: #1A2737;
  --steel-blue-950: #101923;
}
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