Steel blue

#3c91c4

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

This is Steel blue, a soft blue at 202 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Steel blue color values

Every conversion for #3c91c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c91c4

RGB60, 145, 196

HSL203, 54%, 50%

HSV203, 69%, 77%

CMYK69%, 26%, 0%, 23%

Lab57.27, -9.03, -33.85

XYZ21.95, 25.2, 55.93

Decimal3969476

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone2925 C

Shades of steel blue

#3684b3 #3178a2 #2c6b91 #275e7f #21516e #1c445d #17384b #122b3a #0c1e29 #071117

Tints of steel blue

#4e9bc9 #60a5cf #72b0d4 #85bada #97c4df #a9cee5 #bbd9ea #cde3f0 #dfedf5 #f1f7fb

Colors that go with steel blue

Complementary#c46f3c Analogous#3cc4b3 Analogous#3c4dc4 Triadic#c43c91 Triadic#91c43c Split complementary#c43c4d Split complementary#c4b33c

Steel blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 69, 26, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c91c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 26 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 28 4 29

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 #3c91c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c91c4; }
.text { color: #3c91c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c91c4; }

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 #3c91c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c91c4 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 #3c91c4 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 #3c91c4 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 #3c91c4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.