Steel blue

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Steel Blue
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Hex triplet		#4682b4
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(70, 130, 180)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(207°, 61%, 71%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Steel blue is a shade of blue that resembles steel.

[edit] Steel blue in human culture

Architecture

• Steel blue is often used on the outer walls of loft apartments to suggest the fact that they often are built in neighborhoods that were formerly zoned for industry.

Lighting Design

• Steel blue is one of the more common colors used in theatrical lighting design.

Computers

• The default desktop color on Windows 2000 and Windows XP computers is (58, 110, 165), which is very close to the color in this article.

[edit] See also

• List of colors

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Periwinkle	Persian blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Sky blue	Steel blue	Ultramarine