HEX Color #5057F0 (Mediumslateblue)

About #5057F0

The precise color #5057F0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 87 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 67% cyan and 64% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 237.4° hue, 84.2% saturation, and 62.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5057F0

RGB80, 87, 240

HSL237.4°, 84.2%, 62.7%

CMYK67%, 64%, 0%, 6%

HSV237.4°, 66.7%, 94.1%

LAB45.4, 44.5, -77.7

XYZ22.4, 14.8, 84.1

Decimal5265392

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5057F0 #F0E950

Analogous

#50A7F0 #9850F0

Triadic

#F05056 #56F050

Tetradic

#F050A6 #F0E950 #50F099

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5057F0

#6369F1

#767CF3

#8A8FF5

#9DA1F6

#B1B4F8

#C4C7FA

#D8D9FB

#EBECFD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5057F0

#474DD5

#3E43BA

#353AA0

#2C3085

#23266A

#1A1D50

#111335

#08091A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.96:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.07:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.37:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5057F0; }

.text-color { color: #5057F0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5057F0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue

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