#5757A8

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #5757A8

At its core, #5757A8 is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 87 red, 87 green, and 168 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 48% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5757A8
RGB87, 87, 168
HSL240.0°, 31.8%, 50.0%
CMYK48%, 48%, 0%, 34%
HSV240.0°, 48.2%, 65.9%
LAB40.7, 22.3, -43.7
XYZ14.4, 11.7, 38.5
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.33:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.83:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5757A8; }
.text-color { color: #5757A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5757A8; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B