BlueMid-toneMuted

Steel Blue

#487EB6

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.26:1AA large

Black text

4.65:1AA

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About Steel Blue

Steel Blue (#487EB6) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 72, 126, 182 and its HSL value is 211°, 43%, 50%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Steel Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#487EB6 · #B68048

Analogous

#48B5B6 · #487EB6 · #4948B6

Triadic

#487EB6 · #B6487E · #7EB648

Split complementary

#487EB6 · #B64948 · #B5B648

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