Steel Blue (#4682B4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.11:1 — vs black: 5.11:1

Color values

  • HEX #4682B4
  • RGB rgb(70, 130, 180)
  • HSL hsl(207, 61%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 61.11, 27.78, 0, 29.41 )
  • Websafe #3399CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4682B4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#B47846
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#46B4AF
#464BB4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#B44682
#82B446
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#B4464B
#B4AF46
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#AF46B4
#B47846
#4BB446
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Steel Blue
#4682B4 Base
#1B3246
#315A7D
#3B6D97
#6196C2
#7BA7CC
#B2CCE1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Steel Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#070D12
#142533
#203C53
#2D5373
#396B94
Steel Blue #4682B4 Base
#6699C3
#87AFD0
#A9C6DE
#CBDCEB
#EDF3F8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4682B4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4682B4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4682B4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4682B4;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4682B4,
        #E2B086
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4682B4,
        #E2B086
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$steel-blue: #4682B4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$steel-blue-r: 70;
$steel-blue-g: 130;
$steel-blue-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $steel-blue;
    color: rgba($steel-blue-r, $steel-blue-g, $steel-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Steel Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4682B4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7474B5 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7D7DB4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #318A8A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7D7D7D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Steel Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Steel Blue #4682B4 Base
Cyan Azure #4E82B4 ΔE 1.41
Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF ΔE 1.93
Tufts Blue #417DC1 ΔE 3.09
Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA ΔE 4.22

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.