#8AA0D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #8AA0D3

When working with digital screens, the color #8AA0D3 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 160, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 35% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 221.9 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#8AA0D3
RGB138, 160, 211
HSL221.9°, 45.3%, 68.4%
CMYK35%, 24%, 0%, 17%
HSV221.9°, 34.6%, 82.7%
LAB65.9, 4.5, -28.5
XYZ34.8, 35.2, 66.6
Decimal9085139

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AA0D3; }
.text-color { color: #8AA0D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AA0D3; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue
#4682B4