Steel Blue

#42699E

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#42699E
RGB
rgb(66, 105, 158)
HSL
hsl(215, 41%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.516 0.096 256.4)
CMYK
cmyk(58%, 34%, 0%, 38%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

5.61:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.75:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F4F7
100
#E6EC
200
#D0DC
300
#ACC0
400
#81A0
500
#5D84
600
#4269
700
#3553
800
#263B
900
#1826
950
#0F18

Shades

Darker variations

1#3C5E8E
2#35547F
3#2E496F
4#283F5F
5#21344F
6#1A2A3F
7#141F2F
8#0D1520
9#070A10

Tints

Lighter variations

1#4B76B2
2#5E85BC
3#7294C4
4#86A3CC
5#9AB3D5
6#AEC2DD
7#C3D1E6
8#D7E0EE
9#EBF0F7

Tones

Muted variations

1#47699A
2#4B6A95
3#506B90
4#556C8C
5#596C87
6#5E6D83
7#626E7E
8#676F79
9#6C6F75

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F4F7
#F4F7FA
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E6EC
#E6ECF4
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
D0DC
#D0DCEB
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
ACC0
#ACC0DC
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
81A0
#81A0CA
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
5D84
#5D84BB
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
4269
#42699E
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
3553
#35537E
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
263B
#263B5A
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1826
#18263A
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0F18
#0F1824
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F4F7FA;
  --steel-blue-100: #E6ECF4;
  --steel-blue-200: #D0DCEB;
  --steel-blue-300: #ACC0DC;
  --steel-blue-400: #81A0CA;
  --steel-blue-500: #5D84BB;
  --steel-blue-600: #42699E;
  --steel-blue-700: #35537E;
  --steel-blue-800: #263B5A;
  --steel-blue-900: #18263A;
  --steel-blue-950: #0F1824;
}
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