#8A99C5
A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #8A99C5
The hex code #8A99C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 153 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 30% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 224.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
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#8A99C5
RGB138, 153, 197
HSL224.7°, 33.7%, 65.7%
CMYK30%, 22%, 0%, 23%
HSV224.7°, 29.9%, 77.3%
LAB63.5, 4.9, -24.4
XYZ32.0, 32.2, 57.4
Decimal9083333
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A99C5;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A99C5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A99C5;
}