HEX Color #0083BD (Steelblue)

About #0083BD

Visually, #0083BD is defined as a vivid blue. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 131 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. The HSL representation is 198.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0083BD

RGB0, 131, 189

HSL198.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK100%, 31%, 0%, 26%

HSV198.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB51.7, -8.6, -38.6

XYZ17.3, 19.9, 51.1

Decimal33725

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#0083BD #BD3A00

Analogous

#00BD98 #0024BD

Triadic

#BD0082 #82BD00

Tetradic

#9800BD #BD3A00 #24BD00

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#0083BD

#1C90C4

#389ECB

#55ACD3

#71BADA

#8DC7E1

#AAD5E9

#C6E3F0

#E2F1F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#0083BD

#0074A8

#006593

#00577E

#004869

#003A54

#002B3F

#001D2A

#000E15

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.22:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.98:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.23:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0083BD; }

.text-color { color: #0083BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #0083BD; }

Similar Colors

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