Steel Blue

#42AFD7

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#42AFD7
RGB
rgb(66, 175, 215)
HSL
hsl(196, 65%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.709 0.113 226.3)
CMYK
cmyk(69%, 19%, 0%, 16%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.52:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

8.34:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F2FA
100
#E2F3
200
#C8E8
300
#9ED6
400
#6CC1
500
#42AF
600
#2792
700
#1F74
800
#1653
900
#0E35
950
#0921

Shades

Darker variations

1#2CA5D0
2#2792B9
3#2280A2
4#1D6E8B
5#195B74
6#14495D
7#0F3745
8#0A252E
9#051217

Tints

Lighter variations

1#55B7DB
2#68BFDF
3#7AC7E3
4#8DCFE7
5#A0D7EB
6#B3DFEF
7#C6E7F3
8#D9EFF7
9#ECF7FB

Tones

Muted variations

1#49ACCF
2#51A8C8
3#58A5C0
4#5FA1B9
5#679EB2
6#6E9AAA
7#7697A3
8#7D939B
9#859094

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F2FA
#F2FAFC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E2F3
#E2F3F9
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
C8E8
#C8E8F3
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
9ED6
#9ED6EA
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
6CC1
#6CC1E0
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
42AF
#42AFD7
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
2792
#2792B9
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
1F74
#1F7493
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1653
#165369
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
0E35
#0E3543
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0921
#09212A
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F2FAFC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E2F3F9;
  --steel-blue-200: #C8E8F3;
  --steel-blue-300: #9ED6EA;
  --steel-blue-400: #6CC1E0;
  --steel-blue-500: #42AFD7;
  --steel-blue-600: #2792B9;
  --steel-blue-700: #1F7493;
  --steel-blue-800: #165369;
  --steel-blue-900: #0E3543;
  --steel-blue-950: #09212A;
}
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