Lighter companion
Steel Silk Dust
#98B1C3 · hsl(205, 26%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(126, 157, 180)
HSL
hsl(205, 26%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.4:1AA
About this color
Steel Tone Dust (#7E9DB4) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 26% saturation, 60% 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-tone-dust: #7E9DB4; --colorarchive-steel-tone-dust-hsl: hsl(205, 26%, 60%); --colorarchive-steel-tone-dust-rgb: rgb(126, 157, 180); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Steel Radiant Dust
#6B8FA8 · hsl(205, 26%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Tone Dust
#B4957E · hsl(25, 26%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Tone Dust
#7E87B4 · hsl(230, 26%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Tone Dust
#7EB4B4 · hsl(180, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Tone Dust
#B47EA2 · hsl(320, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Tone Dust
#A2B47E · hsl(80, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Tone Dust
#B47E7E · hsl(0, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Tone Dust
#B4AF7E · hsl(55, 26%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Tone Dust #7E9DB4 Lighter companion: Steel Silk Dust #98B1C3 Darker companion: Steel Radiant Dust #6B8FA8 Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Tone Dust #B4957E Analogous lead: Indigo Tone Dust #7E87B4 Analogous echo: Aqua Tone Dust #7EB4B4 Triadic +120°: Rose Tone Dust #B47EA2 Triadic +240°: Olive Tone Dust #A2B47E Split-comp +150°: Crimson Tone Dust #B47E7E Split-comp +210°: Canary Tone Dust #B4AF7E
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Tone Muted
#879CAB · hsl(205, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Soft
#769FBC · hsl(205, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Dust
#6B8FA8 · hsl(205, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Azure Tone Dust
#7EA2B4 · hsl(200, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Tone Dust
#7E99B4 · hsl(210, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Steel Silk Dust
#98B1C3 · hsl(205, 26%, 68%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#8B88AE
Protanopia
#8D8DAF
Tritanopia
#80ABAA
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