Steel Blue

#538AC6

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#538AC6
RGB
rgb(83, 138, 198)
HSL
hsl(211, 50%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.621 0.109 251.8)
CMYK
cmyk(58%, 30%, 0%, 22%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

3.61:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

5.82:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F4F7
100
#E4ED
200
#CDDD
300
#A7C3
400
#79A4
500
#538A
600
#386E
700
#2D58
800
#203F
900
#1428
950
#0D19

Shades

Darker variations

1#3F7CBD
2#386EA8
3#316193
4#2A537E
5#234569
6#1C3754
7#15293F
8#0E1C2A
9#070E15

Tints

Lighter variations

1#6496CB
2#75A2D1
3#87ADD7
4#98B9DD
5#A9C5E2
6#BAD0E8
7#CBDCEE
8#DDE8F4
9#EEF3F9

Tones

Muted variations

1#598BC0
2#5E8BBA
3#648BB4
4#6A8BAF
5#708BA9
6#758BA3
7#7B8C9D
8#818C98
9#878C92

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F4F7
#F4F7FB
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E4ED
#E4EDF6
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CDDD
#CDDDEE
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A7C3
#A7C3E2
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
79A4
#79A4D2
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
538A
#538AC6
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
386E
#386EA8
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2D58
#2D5886
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
203F
#203F60
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1428
#14283D
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0D19
#0D1926
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F4F7FB;
  --steel-blue-100: #E4EDF6;
  --steel-blue-200: #CDDDEE;
  --steel-blue-300: #A7C3E2;
  --steel-blue-400: #79A4D2;
  --steel-blue-500: #538AC6;
  --steel-blue-600: #386EA8;
  --steel-blue-700: #2D5886;
  --steel-blue-800: #203F60;
  --steel-blue-900: #14283D;
  --steel-blue-950: #0D1926;
}
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