#5799C5

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5799C5

When working with digital screens, the color #5799C5 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 87 red, 153 green, and 197 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 56% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23% Black. With a hue angle of 204.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5799C5
RGB87, 153, 197
HSL204.0°, 48.7%, 55.7%
CMYK56%, 22%, 0%, 23%
HSV204.0°, 55.8%, 77.3%
LAB60.6, -8.3, -29.1
XYZ25.4, 28.8, 57.1
Decimal5740997

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.77:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.75:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5799C5; }
.text-color { color: #5799C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5799C5; }

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