#5F7CBD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5F7CBD

The precise color #5F7CBD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 124 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 50% cyan and 34% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 221.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#5F7CBD
RGB95, 124, 189
HSL221.5°, 41.6%, 55.7%
CMYK50%, 34%, 0%, 26%
HSV221.5°, 49.7%, 74.1%
LAB52.4, 7.9, -37.3
XYZ21.1, 20.5, 51.0
Decimal6257853

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.10:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F7CBD; }
.text-color { color: #5F7CBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F7CBD; }

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