steelblue — #4682B4
#4682B4
rgb(70, 130, 180) · hsl(207, 44%, 49%) · CSS keyword steelblue
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| steelblue on white | 4.11:1 | — | AA |
| steelblue on black | 5.11:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, steelblue takes black text: 5.11:1 against 4.11:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: steelblue;
color: #4682b4;
color: rgb(70 130 180);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to steelblue
- royalblue — #4169E1
- slategray — #708090
- cadetblue — #5F9EA0
- lightslategray — #778899
- cornflowerblue — #6495ED
- seagreen — #2E8B57
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for steelblue?
The hex code for steelblue is #4682B4 — RGB 70, 130, 180.
Can I use steelblue for text?
Only for large text. steelblue reaches 4.11:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on steelblue be black or white?
Black — 5.11:1 against 4.11:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- tan — #D2B48C
- teal — #008080
- thistle — #D8BFD8
- tomato — #FF6347
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- violet — #EE82EE
- wheat — #F5DEB3
- white — #FFFFFF
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
- yellow — #FFFF00
- yellowgreen — #9ACD32
- aliceblue — #F0F8FF
#4682B4 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference