#5057AF

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #5057AF

At its core, #5057AF is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 87 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 54% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5057AF
RGB80, 87, 175
HSL235.6°, 37.3%, 50.0%
CMYK54%, 50%, 0%, 31%
HSV235.6°, 54.3%, 68.6%
LAB40.6, 22.9, -48.0
XYZ14.5, 11.6, 42.0
Decimal5265327

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.32:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.32:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.83:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5057AF; }
.text-color { color: #5057AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5057AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B