#248ABD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #248ABD

When working with digital screens, the color #248ABD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 36 red, 138 green, and 189 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 27% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 200.0° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 44.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#248ABD
RGB36, 138, 189
HSL200.0°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK81%, 27%, 0%, 26%
HSV200.0°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB54.3, -10.5, -34.6
XYZ19.0, 22.2, 51.4
Decimal2394813

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.45:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

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

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