Steel Blue

#4CA8CD

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#4CA8CD
RGB
rgb(76, 168, 205)
HSL
hsl(197, 56%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.691 0.102 227.5)
CMYK
cmyk(63%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.70:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.79:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E3F1
200
#CBE6
300
#A4D3
400
#74BB
500
#4CA8
600
#318B
700
#276F
800
#1C4F
900
#1233
950
#0B20

Shades

Darker variations

1#389DC5
2#318BAF
3#2B7A99
4#256983
5#1F576D
6#194658
7#133442
8#0C232C
9#061116

Tints

Lighter variations

1#5EB1D2
2#70B9D7
3#82C2DC
4#94CBE1
5#A5D4E6
6#B7DCEB
7#C9E5F0
8#DBEEF5
9#EDF6FA

Tones

Muted variations

1#52A5C6
2#59A3C0
3#5FA0B9
4#669DB3
5#6C9AAC
6#7397A6
7#7995A0
8#7F9299
9#868F93

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F9
#F3F9FC
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E3F1
#E3F1F7
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CBE6
#CBE6F0
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A4D3
#A4D3E5
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
74BB
#74BBD8
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
4CA8
#4CA8CD
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
318B
#318BAF
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
276F
#276F8B
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1C4F
#1C4F63
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1233
#123340
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0B20
#0B2028
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F9FC;
  --steel-blue-100: #E3F1F7;
  --steel-blue-200: #CBE6F0;
  --steel-blue-300: #A4D3E5;
  --steel-blue-400: #74BBD8;
  --steel-blue-500: #4CA8CD;
  --steel-blue-600: #318BAF;
  --steel-blue-700: #276F8B;
  --steel-blue-800: #1C4F63;
  --steel-blue-900: #123340;
  --steel-blue-950: #0B2028;
}
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