Steel Blue

Steel Blue is the muted, slightly cyan-leaning mid-blue of polished steel under cool light. The CSS hex sits between Cornflower Blue and Slate Gray, with moderate chroma at mid lightness. Industrial, financial, and editorial brands use it as a primary identity colour, often against cream for warmth or warm coral for an unexpected accent. Against white it passes body text contrast in most sizes and reads as a sophisticated alternative to brighter blues. Body text in Steel Blue against white passes AA at body sizes; AAA holds at headline sizes only.