#8A99D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #8A99D3

When working with digital screens, the color #8A99D3 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 153, and 211.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 35% cyan and 27% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 227.7° hue, 45.3% saturation, and 68.4% lightness.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A99D3
RGB138, 153, 211
HSL227.7°, 45.3%, 68.4%
CMYK35%, 27%, 0%, 17%
HSV227.7°, 34.6%, 82.7%
LAB64.1, 8.5, -31.4
XYZ33.6, 32.9, 66.2
Decimal9083347

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.58:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A99D3; }
.text-color { color: #8A99D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A99D3; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue
#4682B4