#57BDCC

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #57BDCC

At its core, #57BDCC is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 87, 189, and 204.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 57% cyan and 7% 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. 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#57BDCC
RGB87, 189, 204
HSL187.7°, 53.4%, 57.1%
CMYK57%, 7%, 0%, 20%
HSV187.7°, 57.4%, 80.0%
LAB71.4, -25.2, -16.5
XYZ33.0, 42.8, 63.6
Decimal5750220

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.12:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57BDCC; }
.text-color { color: #57BDCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #57BDCC; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue
#87CEEB