Steel Blue

#4CA4CD

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#4CA4CD
RGB
rgb(76, 164, 205)
HSL
hsl(199, 56%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.682 0.103 231.2)
CMYK
cmyk(63%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.80:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.50:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E3F1
200
#CBE5
300
#A4D0
400
#74B8
500
#4CA4
600
#3187
700
#276C
800
#1C4D
900
#1231
950
#0B1F

Shades

Darker variations

1#3898C5
2#3187AF
3#2B7699
4#256583
5#1F556D
6#194458
7#133342
8#0C222C
9#061116

Tints

Lighter variations

1#5EADD2
2#70B6D7
3#82BFDC
4#94C8E1
5#A5D1E6
6#B7DBEB
7#C9E4F0
8#DBEDF5
9#EDF6FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#52A1C6
2#599FC0
3#5F9DB9
4#669AB3
5#6C98AC
6#7396A6
7#7993A0
8#7F9199
9#868F93

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F9
#F3F9FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E3F1
#E3F1F7
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CBE5
#CBE5F0
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A4D0
#A4D0E5
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
74B8
#74B8D8
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
4CA4
#4CA4CD
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
3187
#3187AF
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
276C
#276C8B
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1C4D
#1C4D63
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1231
#123140
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0B1F
#0B1F28
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F9FC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E3F1F7;
  --steel-blue-200: #CBE5F0;
  --steel-blue-300: #A4D0E5;
  --steel-blue-400: #74B8D8;
  --steel-blue-500: #4CA4CD;
  --steel-blue-600: #3187AF;
  --steel-blue-700: #276C8B;
  --steel-blue-800: #1C4D63;
  --steel-blue-900: #123140;
  --steel-blue-950: #0B1F28;
}
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