Steel blue
#4682B4
Steel blue (#4682B4) is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 70 red, 130 green and 180 blue; in HSL its hue is 207°, its saturation 44% and its lightness 49%. For print, its CMYK mix is 61% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on steel blue
White text on steel blue has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and passes AA for large text only; black text has 5.11:1 and passes AA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 4.11:1
Black text · 5.11:1
Tints and shades of steel blue
Colour palettes with steel blue
Brands with a steel blue logo
Brand colours close to #4682B4, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to steel blue
Use steel blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #4682B4;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.