#5799BD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5799BD

When working with digital screens, the color #5799BD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 87 parts red, 153 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 54% cyan and 19% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5799BD
RGB87, 153, 189
HSL201.2°, 43.6%, 54.1%
CMYK54%, 19%, 0%, 26%
HSV201.2°, 54.0%, 74.1%
LAB60.3, -10.7, -25.1
XYZ24.5, 28.5, 52.4
Decimal5740989

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.70:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.69:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5799BD; }
.text-color { color: #5799BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5799BD; }

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