Steel Blue

#51A8C8

Blue

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#51A8C8
RGB
rgb(81, 168, 200)
HSL
hsl(196, 52%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.691 0.096 224.9)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 16%, 0%, 22%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.70:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

7.78:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F3F9
100
#E4F1
200
#CDE6
300
#A6D3
400
#77BB
500
#51A8
600
#368B
700
#2B6F
800
#1F4F
900
#1433
950
#0C20

Shades

Darker variations

1#3D9DC0
2#368BAB
3#2F7A95
4#286980
5#22576B
6#1B4655
7#143440
8#0D232B
9#071115

Tints

Lighter variations

1#62B1CD
2#73B9D3
3#85C2D8
4#96CBDE
5#A8D4E3
6#B9DCE9
7#CBE5EE
8#DCEEF4
9#EEF6F9

Tones

Muted variations

1#57A5C2
2#5DA3BC
3#62A0B6
4#689DB0
5#6E9AAA
6#7497A4
7#7A959E
8#809298
9#868F92

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F3F9
#F3F9FB
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E4F1
#E4F1F6
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CDE6
#CDE6EF
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A6D3
#A6D3E3
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
77BB
#77BBD4
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
51A8
#51A8C8
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
368B
#368BAB
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2B6F
#2B6F88
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
1F4F
#1F4F61
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1433
#14333E
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0C20
#0C2027
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F3F9FB;
  --steel-blue-100: #E4F1F6;
  --steel-blue-200: #CDE6EF;
  --steel-blue-300: #A6D3E3;
  --steel-blue-400: #77BBD4;
  --steel-blue-500: #51A8C8;
  --steel-blue-600: #368BAB;
  --steel-blue-700: #2B6F88;
  --steel-blue-800: #1F4F61;
  --steel-blue-900: #14333E;
  --steel-blue-950: #0C2027;
}
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