Steel Blue

#51A2C8

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#51A2C8
RGB
rgb(81, 162, 200)
HSL
hsl(199, 52%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.677 0.097 230.9)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 19%, 0%, 22%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.86:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.35:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E4F1
200
#CDE4
300
#A6D0
400
#77B7
500
#51A2
600
#3686
700
#2B6A
800
#1F4C
900
#1431
950
#0C1E

Shades

Darker variations

1#3D96C0
2#3686AB
3#2F7595
4#286480
5#22536B
6#1B4355
7#143240
8#0D212B
9#071115

Tints

Lighter variations

1#62ABCD
2#73B5D3
3#85BED8
4#96C7DE
5#A8D1E3
6#B9DAE9
7#CBE3EE
8#DCECF4
9#EEF6F9

Tones

Muted variations

1#57A0C2
2#5D9EBC
3#629CB6
4#6899B0
5#6E97AA
6#7495A4
7#7A939E
8#809198
9#868E92

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F9
#F3F9FB
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E4F1
#E4F1F6
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CDE4
#CDE4EF
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A6D0
#A6D0E3
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
77B7
#77B7D4
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
51A2
#51A2C8
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
3686
#3686AB
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2B6A
#2B6A88
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1F4C
#1F4C61
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1431
#14313E
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0C1E
#0C1E27
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F9FB;
  --steel-blue-100: #E4F1F6;
  --steel-blue-200: #CDE4EF;
  --steel-blue-300: #A6D0E3;
  --steel-blue-400: #77B7D4;
  --steel-blue-500: #51A2C8;
  --steel-blue-600: #3686AB;
  --steel-blue-700: #2B6A88;
  --steel-blue-800: #1F4C61;
  --steel-blue-900: #14313E;
  --steel-blue-950: #0C1E27;
}
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