#007CA0

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #007CA0

When working with digital screens, the color #007CA0 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 124 green, and 160 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 22% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#007CA0
RGB0, 124, 160
HSL193.5°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK100%, 22%, 0%, 37%
HSV193.5°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB48.2, -15.5, -27.4
XYZ13.6, 17.0, 35.8
Decimal31904

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.39:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.73:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #007CA0; }
.text-color { color: #007CA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #007CA0; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue
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