#8392C5

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #8392C5

The hex code #8392C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 146 green, and 197 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 26% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 226.4° hue, 36.3% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8392C5
RGB131, 146, 197
HSL226.4°, 36.3%, 64.3%
CMYK34%, 26%, 0%, 23%
HSV226.4°, 33.5%, 77.3%
LAB61.1, 6.8, -28.1
XYZ29.7, 29.4, 56.9
Decimal8622789

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.88:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8392C5; }
.text-color { color: #8392C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8392C5; }

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