#008AD3
A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #008AD3
At its core, #008AD3 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 138 green, and 211 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 35% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 200.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#008AD3
RGB0, 138, 211
HSL200.8°, 100.0%, 41.4%
CMYK100%, 35%, 0%, 17%
HSV200.8°, 100.0%, 82.7%
LAB54.9, -4.3, -46.0
XYZ20.8, 22.9, 64.9
Decimal35539
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.58:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #008AD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #008AD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #008AD3;
}