Steel blue

#2b71b2

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

Steel blue sits in the blue band, deep and strong. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #2b71b2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b71b2

RGB43, 113, 178

HSL209, 61%, 43%

HSV209, 76%, 70%

CMYK76%, 37%, 0%, 30%

Lab46.36, 1.02, -40.71

XYZ14.94, 15.54, 44.33

Decimal2847154

Web safe#336699

Pantone300 C

Shades of steel blue

#2767a3 #245e93 #205484 #1c4a75 #184065 #153756 #112d47 #0d2337 #0a1928 #061019

Tints of steel blue

#307fc8 #428cd1 #589ad7 #6ea7dc #83b4e1 #99c1e6 #afcfec #c5dcf1 #dbe9f6 #f1f6fc

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#b26c2b Analogous#2bb2b0 Analogous#2b2db2 Triadic#b22b71 Triadic#71b22b Split complementary#b22b2d Split complementary#b2b02b

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 76, 37, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b71b2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 37 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 38 4 36

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 #2b71b2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b71b2; }
.text { color: #2b71b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b71b2; }

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 #2b71b2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b71b2 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 #2b71b2 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 #2b71b2 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #2b71b2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.