Steel Blue (#4682b4) is a medium, muted blue. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: steelblue as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(70, 130, 180); in HSL, hsl(207, 44%, 49%).
| Hex | #4682b4 |
|---|---|
| CSS name | steelblue |
| RGB | rgb(70, 130, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 44%, 49%) |
| CMYK | 61%, 28%, 0%, 29% |
| CSS example | color: #4682b4; background-color: rgb(70, 130, 180); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #4682b4 background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 4.11:1 | Fails | AA |
| Black text (#000000) | 5.11:1 | AA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #4682b4:
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