Palettes / Colors / #207BBD

#207BBD — Blue

#207BBD is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #207BBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#207BBD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC6120; it also sits naturally between #20BCAF and #202DBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 48% · Blue 74%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #207BBD

.text { color: #207BBD; }
.background { background-color: #207BBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #207BBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 123, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 71%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #207BBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 123, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #207BBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 123, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#207BBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#207BBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #207BBD

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Tones of #207BBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC6120:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #207BBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #207BBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #207BBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #207BBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #207BBD?

#207BBD is Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 123, 189). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #207BBD?

#207BBD is RGB 32, 123, 189 — HSL 205°, 71%, 43% — CMYK 83%, 35%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #207BBD?

Its complement is #BC6120; analogous partners are #20BCAF and #202DBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #207BBD for text?

Black text on #207BBD has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.