Steel Blue

#4CA0CD

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#4CA0CD
RGB
rgb(76, 160, 205)
HSL
hsl(201, 56%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.672 0.105 234.8)
CMYK
cmyk(63%, 22%, 0%, 20%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.91:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.22:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E3F0
200
#CBE3
300
#A4CE
400
#74B5
500
#4CA0
600
#3183
700
#2768
800
#1C4A
900
#1230
950
#0B1E

Shades

Darker variations

1#3893C5
2#3183AF
3#2B7399
4#256283
5#1F526D
6#194258
7#133142
8#0C212C
9#061016

Tints

Lighter variations

1#5EA9D2
2#70B3D7
3#82BCDC
4#94C6E1
5#A5CFE6
6#B7D9EB
7#C9E2F0
8#DBECF5
9#EDF5FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#529EC6
2#599CC0
3#5F9AB9
4#6698B3
5#6C96AC
6#7394A6
7#7992A0
8#7F9099
9#868E93

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F9
#F3F9FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E3F0
#E3F0F7
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CBE3
#CBE3F0
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A4CE
#A4CEE5
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
74B5
#74B5D8
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
4CA0
#4CA0CD
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
3183
#3183AF
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2768
#27688B
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1C4A
#1C4A63
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1230
#123040
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0B1E
#0B1E28
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F9FC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E3F0F7;
  --steel-blue-200: #CBE3F0;
  --steel-blue-300: #A4CEE5;
  --steel-blue-400: #74B5D8;
  --steel-blue-500: #4CA0CD;
  --steel-blue-600: #3183AF;
  --steel-blue-700: #27688B;
  --steel-blue-800: #1C4A63;
  --steel-blue-900: #123040;
  --steel-blue-950: #0B1E28;
}
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