#5F75C5

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #5F75C5

The hex code #5F75C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 117 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 52% C, 41% M, 0% Y, and 23% K. The HSL representation is 227.1° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F75C5
RGB95, 117, 197
HSL227.1°, 46.8%, 57.3%
CMYK52%, 41%, 0%, 23%
HSV227.1°, 51.8%, 77.3%
LAB50.9, 14.6, -44.3
XYZ21.2, 19.2, 55.4
Decimal6256069

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.84:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F75C5; }
.text-color { color: #5F75C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F75C5; }

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