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Steel Shadow Clear

Blue · Hue 205
Hex
#214E6E
RGB
rgb(33, 78, 110)
HSL
hsl(205, 54%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(70%, 29%, 0%, 57%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
8.8:1AA
on black
2.4:1Fail
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About this color

Steel Shadow Clear (#214E6E) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 54% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-steel-shadow-clear: #214E6E;
  --colorarchive-steel-shadow-clear-hsl: hsl(205, 54%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-steel-shadow-clear-rgb: rgb(33, 78, 110);
}

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Lighter companion
Steel Dusk Clear
#285F86 · hsl(205, 54%, 34%)
Darker companion
Steel Nocturne Clear
#17384F · hsl(205, 54%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Shadow Clear
#6E4121 · hsl(25, 54%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Shadow Clear
#212E6E · hsl(230, 54%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Shadow Clear
#216E6E · hsl(180, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Shadow Clear
#6E2154 · hsl(320, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Shadow Clear
#546E21 · hsl(80, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Shadow Clear
#6E2121 · hsl(0, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Shadow Clear
#6E6821 · hsl(55, 54%, 28%)
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Base: Steel Shadow Clear #214E6E
Lighter companion: Steel Dusk Clear #285F86
Darker companion: Steel Nocturne Clear #17384F
Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Shadow Clear #6E4121
Analogous lead: Indigo Shadow Clear #212E6E
Analogous echo: Aqua Shadow Clear #216E6E
Triadic +120°: Rose Shadow Clear #6E2154
Triadic +240°: Olive Shadow Clear #546E21
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Shadow Clear #6E2121
Split-comp +210°: Canary Shadow Clear #6E6821

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Steel Dusk Clear
#285F86 · hsl(205, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Azure Shadow Clear
#21546E · hsl(200, 54%, 28%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Shadow Clear
#21476E · hsl(210, 54%, 28%)
Nearby match
Steel Nocturne Clear
#17384F · hsl(205, 54%, 20%)
Nearby match
Steel Shadow Soft
#2F4B60 · hsl(205, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Steel Shadow Vivid
#13507C · hsl(205, 74%, 28%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.4:1
Tangerine Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA8.5:1
Tangerine Veil Muted
#FBFAF9
AAA8.5:1
Tangerine Veil Dust
#FBFAF9
AAA8.5:1
Tangerine Veil Soft
#FCFAF8
AAA8.4:1
Tangerine Veil Clear
#FDF9F7
AAA8.4:1
Tangerine Veil Vivid
#FEF9F6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#373366
Protanopia
#3A3A67
Tritanopia
#256260
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