HEX Color #5783C5 (Steelblue)

About #5783C5

The hex code #5783C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(87, 131, 197).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 56% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 216.0° hue, 48.7% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

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#5783C5

RGB87, 131, 197

HSL216.0°, 48.7%, 55.7%

CMYK56%, 34%, 0%, 23%

HSV216.0°, 55.8%, 77.3%

LAB54.3, 4.4, -38.9

XYZ22.1, 22.3, 56.0

Decimal5735365

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5783C5 #C49957

Analogous

#57B9C4 #6157C4

Triadic

#C45782 #83C457

Tetradic

#C457BA #C49957 #57C462

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5783C5

#6990CB

#7C9ED1

#8FACD8

#A1BADE

#B4C7E5

#C7D5EB

#D9E3F2

#ECF1F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5783C5

#4D74AF

#436599

#3A5783

#30486D

#263A57

#1D2B41

#131D2B

#090E15

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

5.46:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.68:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.64:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5783C5; }

.text-color { color: #5783C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5783C5; }

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