HEX Color #57A8F0 (Cornflowerblue)

About #57A8F0

At its core, #57A8F0 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 87 red, 168 green, and 240 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 64% Cyan, 30% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. 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#57A8F0

RGB87, 168, 240

HSL208.2°, 83.6%, 64.1%

CMYK64%, 30%, 0%, 6%

HSV208.2°, 63.7%, 94.1%

LAB66.8, -3.0, -43.4

XYZ33.7, 36.3, 87.7

Decimal5744880

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57A8F0 #EF9F57

Analogous

#57EFEB #575BEF

Triadic

#EF57A7 #A7EF57

Tetradic

#EB57EF #EF9F57 #5BEF57

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57A8F0

#69B1F1

#7CBBF3

#8FC5F5

#A1CEF6

#B4D8F8

#C7E2FA

#D9EBFB

#ECF5FD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57A8F0

#4D95D5

#4382BA

#3A70A0

#305D85

#264A6A

#1D3850

#132535

#09121A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.54:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.26:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.03:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57A8F0; }

.text-color { color: #57A8F0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57A8F0; }

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