#0083AF

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0083AF

When working with digital screens, the color #0083AF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 131 green, and 175 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 195.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0083AF
RGB0, 131, 175
HSL195.1°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK100%, 25%, 0%, 31%
HSV195.1°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB51.1, -13.9, -31.6
XYZ15.9, 19.3, 43.5
Decimal33711

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.87:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0083AF; }
.text-color { color: #0083AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0083AF; }

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