#078AA8

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #078AA8

When working with digital screens, the color #078AA8 is rendered by mixing light. 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 7, 138, and 168.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 96% C, 18% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. With a hue angle of 191.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan 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#078AA8
RGB7, 138, 168
HSL191.2°, 92.0%, 34.3%
CMYK96%, 18%, 0%, 34%
HSV191.2°, 95.8%, 65.9%
LAB53.0, -20.0, -24.6
XYZ16.2, 21.0, 40.3
Decimal494248

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.21:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #078AA8; }
.text-color { color: #078AA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #078AA8; }

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