#0F8AA8

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0F8AA8

The precise color #0F8AA8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 15, 138, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 18% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0F8AA8
RGB15, 138, 168
HSL191.8°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK91%, 18%, 0%, 34%
HSV191.8°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB53.1, -19.6, -24.5
XYZ16.4, 21.1, 40.3
Decimal1018536

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.22:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0F8AA8; }
.text-color { color: #0F8AA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0F8AA8; }

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