Steel Blue

#51A4C8

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#51A4C8
RGB
rgb(81, 164, 200)
HSL
hsl(198, 52%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.681 0.096 228.9)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 18%, 0%, 22%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.80:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.49:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E4F1
200
#CDE5
300
#A6D1
400
#77B8
500
#51A4
600
#3688
700
#2B6C
800
#1F4D
900
#1431
950
#0C1F

Shades

Darker variations

1#3D98C0
2#3688AB
3#2F7795
4#286680
5#22556B
6#1B4455
7#143340
8#0D222B
9#071115

Tints

Lighter variations

1#62ADCD
2#73B6D3
3#85BFD8
4#96C8DE
5#A8D2E3
6#B9DBE9
7#CBE4EE
8#DCEDF4
9#EEF6F9

Tones

Muted variations

1#57A2C2
2#5D9FBC
3#629DB6
4#689BB0
5#6E98AA
6#7496A4
7#7A939E
8#809198
9#868F92

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
CDE5
#CDE5EF
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A6D1
#A6D1E3
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
77B8
#77B8D4
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
51A4
#51A4C8
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
3688
#3688AB
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2B6C
#2B6C88
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1F4D
#1F4D61
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1431
#14313E
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0C1F
#0C1F27
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: #CDE5EF;
  --steel-blue-300: #A6D1E3;
  --steel-blue-400: #77B8D4;
  --steel-blue-500: #51A4C8;
  --steel-blue-600: #3688AB;
  --steel-blue-700: #2B6C88;
  --steel-blue-800: #1F4D61;
  --steel-blue-900: #14313E;
  --steel-blue-950: #0C1F27;
}
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