steel blue
Cold metallic hue
Steel blue is a grayish-blue color resembling the blue-gray tint of polished steel.
It sits between blue and gray on the spectrum, cooler and more muted than pure blue: steel blue eyes, a steel blue suit.
The color suggests industrial sleekness or cool detachment.
Light sky tone
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- navyMaritime military force
pewter · gunmetal · charcoal · silver · platinum · cadet · midnight · powder
Frozen or unfriendly
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- wintryCold and frosty
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
crisp · cool · chill · brisk · frozen · arctic · polar · bitter
azure
Light sky tone
navy · pewter · gunmetal · charcoal · silver · platinum · cadet · midnight · powder · cornflower
icy
Frozen or unfriendly
frigid · crisp · cool · chill · brisk · frozen · arctic · polar · bitter · piercing
seafoam
Frothy bubbles on waves
naval · anchor · ship · waves · tide · saltwater · harbor · coastal · seafaring · briny
chrome
Reflective metal coating
- brushedTouched in passing
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
titanium · nickel · zinc · alloy · sheen · lustrous · gleaming · tempered · anodized · industrial
- Blue-Graycool gray, glaucous, gunmetal, pewter, cadet
- gray-blues
- cool colorsgreen, teal, cyan, aqua, turquoise
- BluesB.B. King, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, twelve bar blues, delta blues
- dark bluesnavy, indigo, cobalt, sapphire, ultramarine
- Graysgray, grey, slate gray, ash gray, silver gray
steel blueburnt orange
Warm brownish-red hue
rust · coral · amber · tangerine · terracotta
steel blueelectric blue
Bright, intense cyan shade
hot pink · fuchsia · magenta · fluorescent · cobalt blue
steel bluerose pink
Muted reddish pastel
blush · flesh tone · forest green · sandy beige · natural wood
blue, steel, blueprint, steely, bluish, blueberry, blueness, blued, bluebell