#248AB6

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #248AB6

When working with digital screens, the color #248AB6 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 138 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 80% cyan and 24% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#248AB6
RGB36, 138, 182
HSL198.1°, 67.0%, 42.7%
CMYK80%, 24%, 0%, 29%
HSV198.1°, 80.2%, 71.4%
LAB54.0, -13.0, -31.1
XYZ18.3, 21.9, 47.5
Decimal2394806

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.39:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #248AB6; }
.text-color { color: #248AB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #248AB6; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue
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