Steel Blue

#498FD0

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#498FD0
RGB
rgb(73, 143, 208)
HSL
hsl(209, 59%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.634 0.121 248.7)
CMYK
cmyk(65%, 31%, 0%, 18%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

3.43:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

6.12:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F8
100
#E3EE
200
#CADF
300
#A2C6
400
#71A8
500
#498F
600
#2E72
700
#255B
800
#1A41
900
#112A
950
#0A1A

Shades

Darker variations

1#3481C9
2#2E72B2
3#28649C
4#235686
5#1D486F
6#173959
7#112B43
8#0C1D2D
9#060E16

Tints

Lighter variations

1#5B9AD5
2#6DA5D9
3#7FB0DE
4#92BCE3
5#A4C7E7
6#B6D2EC
7#C8DDF1
8#DBE9F6
9#EDF4FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#4F8EC9
2#568EC2
3#5D8EBC
4#648EB5
5#6A8DAE
6#718DA7
7#788DA1
8#7F8D9A
9#858C93

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F8
#F3F8FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E3EE
#E3EEF8
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CADF
#CADFF1
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A2C6
#A2C6E7
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
71A8
#71A8DA
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
498F
#498FD0
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
2E72
#2E72B2
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
255B
#255B8E
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1A41
#1A4165
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
112A
#112A41
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0A1A
#0A1A29
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F8FC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E3EEF8;
  --steel-blue-200: #CADFF1;
  --steel-blue-300: #A2C6E7;
  --steel-blue-400: #71A8DA;
  --steel-blue-500: #498FD0;
  --steel-blue-600: #2E72B2;
  --steel-blue-700: #255B8E;
  --steel-blue-800: #1A4165;
  --steel-blue-900: #112A41;
  --steel-blue-950: #0A1A29;
}
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