#8AC5F0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #8AC5F0

When working with digital screens, the color #8AC5F0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 197 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 43% cyan and 18% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AC5F0
RGB138, 197, 240
HSL205.3°, 77.3%, 74.1%
CMYK43%, 18%, 0%, 6%
HSV205.3°, 42.5%, 94.1%
LAB77.1, -8.0, -27.2
XYZ46.2, 51.6, 90.0
Decimal9094640

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.33:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AC5F0; }
.text-color { color: #8AC5F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AC5F0; }

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Lightskyblue
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