#078AC5

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #078AC5

At its core, #078AC5 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 138 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 96% Cyan, 30% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 198.6° hue, 93.1% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#078AC5
RGB7, 138, 197
HSL198.6°, 93.1%, 40.0%
CMYK96%, 30%, 0%, 23%
HSV198.6°, 96.4%, 77.3%
LAB54.3, -9.3, -39.1
XYZ19.3, 22.3, 56.1
Decimal494277

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.45:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #078AC5; }
.text-color { color: #078AC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #078AC5; }

Similar Colors

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