#A0A8E2
A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.
About #A0A8E2
Visually, #A0A8E2 is defined as a moderate blue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 168 green, and 226 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 26% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 232.7° hue, 53.2% saturation, and 75.7% lightness.
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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.