Steel blue

#227c95

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for steel blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Steel blue is a deep teal, rich between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #227c95, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#227c95

RGB34, 124, 149

HSL193, 63%, 36%

HSV193, 77%, 58%

CMYK77%, 17%, 0%, 42%

Lab48.17, -17.05, -20.94

XYZ13.29, 16.93, 31.0

Decimal2260117

Web safe#336699

Pantone633 C

Shades of steel blue

#1f7289 #1c677c #1a5d70 #175363 #144857 #113e4b #0e343e #0b2932 #091f25 #061519

Tints of steel blue

#2891ae #2da6c7 #40b3d3 #59bdd9 #73c7df #8cd1e5 #a5dbea #bee5f0 #d7eff6 #f0f9fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#953b22 Analogous#229575 Analogous#224295 Triadic#95227c Triadic#7c9522 Split complementary#952242 Split complementary#957522

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 77, 17, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #227c95 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 17 0 42

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 20 4 48

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Steel blue in css

Copy #227c95 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #227c95; }
.text { color: #227c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #227c95; }

How steel blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Steel blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #227c95 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #227c95 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Steel blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #227c95 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around steel blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn steel blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #227c95 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from steel blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #227c95 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.