#8ABDFF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #8ABDFF

At its core, #8ABDFF is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightskyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 189, and 255.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 46% cyan and 26% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8ABDFF
RGB138, 189, 255
HSL213.8°, 100.0%, 77.1%
CMYK46%, 26%, 0%, 0%
HSV213.8°, 45.9%, 100.0%
LAB75.5, 0.4, -37.7
XYZ46.7, 49.0, 101.6
Decimal9092607

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue
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