Steel Blue

#486E99

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#486E99
RGB
rgb(72, 110, 153)
HSL
hsl(212, 36%, 44%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.529 0.081 252.4)
CMYK
cmyk(53%, 28%, 0%, 40%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

5.30:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

3.97:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F5F7
100
#E7ED
200
#D2DD
300
#AFC3
400
#86A4
500
#6389
600
#486E
700
#3957
800
#293E
900
#1A28
950
#1019

Shades

Darker variations

1#416389
2#39587A
3#324D6B
4#2B425C
5#24374C
6#1D2C3D
7#16212E
8#0E161F
9#070B0F

Tints

Lighter variations

1#517BAC
2#648AB6
3#7799BF
4#8AA7C8
5#9EB6D1
6#B1C5DA
7#C5D3E4
8#D8E2ED
9#ECF0F6

Tones

Muted variations

1#4C6E95
2#506E91
3#546E8C
4#586F88
5#5C6F84
6#606F80
7#646F7C
8#687078
9#6C7074

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F5F7
#F5F7FA
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E7ED
#E7EDF4
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
D2DD
#D2DDEA
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
AFC3
#AFC3D9
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
86A4
#86A4C6
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
6389
#6389B6
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
486E
#486E99
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
3957
#395779
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
293E
#293E57
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1A28
#1A2837
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
1019
#101923
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F5F7FA;
  --steel-blue-100: #E7EDF4;
  --steel-blue-200: #D2DDEA;
  --steel-blue-300: #AFC3D9;
  --steel-blue-400: #86A4C6;
  --steel-blue-500: #6389B6;
  --steel-blue-600: #486E99;
  --steel-blue-700: #395779;
  --steel-blue-800: #293E57;
  --steel-blue-900: #1A2837;
  --steel-blue-950: #101923;
}
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