#008ABD

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #008ABD

At its core, #008ABD is a dark and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 138, and 189.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 27% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 196.2° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#008ABD
RGB0, 138, 189
HSL196.2°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK100%, 27%, 0%, 26%
HSV196.2°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB53.9, -12.6, -35.3
XYZ18.3, 21.9, 51.4
Decimal35517

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.37:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.57:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #008ABD; }
.text-color { color: #008ABD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #008ABD; }

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