#577C99

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #577C99

Visually, #577C99 is defined as a muted blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 87, 124, and 153.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 43% cyan and 19% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#577C99
RGB87, 124, 153
HSL206.4°, 27.5%, 47.1%
CMYK43%, 19%, 0%, 40%
HSV206.4°, 43.1%, 60.0%
LAB50.4, -5.0, -19.7
XYZ16.9, 18.7, 32.9
Decimal5733529

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.75:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #577C99; }
.text-color { color: #577C99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #577C99; }

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