#5F6DA8

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5F6DA8

When working with digital screens, the color #5F6DA8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 109, 168).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 43% Cyan, 35% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 228.5° hue, 29.6% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.

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

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F6DA8
RGB95, 109, 168
HSL228.5°, 29.6%, 51.6%
CMYK43%, 35%, 0%, 34%
HSV228.5°, 43.5%, 65.9%
LAB47.2, 10.6, -33.3
XYZ17.3, 16.2, 39.3
Decimal6253992

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.24:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.60:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F6DA8; }
.text-color { color: #5F6DA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F6DA8; }

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