HEX Color #5783BD (Steelblue)

About #5783BD

The hex code #5783BD represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 87 red, 131 green, and 189 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 54% cyan and 31% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5783BD

RGB87, 131, 189

HSL214.1°, 43.6%, 54.1%

CMYK54%, 31%, 0%, 26%

HSV214.1°, 54.0%, 74.1%

LAB54.0, 1.8, -35.0

XYZ21.2, 21.9, 51.3

Decimal5735357

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5783BD #BD9157

Analogous

#57B5BD #5E57BD

Triadic

#BD5782 #83BD57

Tetradic

#BD57B6 #BD9157 #57BD5E

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5783BD

#6990C4

#7C9ECB

#8FACD3

#A1BADA

#B4C7E1

#C7D5E9

#D9E3F0

#ECF1F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5783BD

#4D74A8

#436593

#3A577E

#304869

#263A54

#1D2B3F

#131D2A

#090E15

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.90:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.39:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.73:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.58:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5783BD; }

.text-color { color: #5783BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5783BD; }

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