#5F8399

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #5F8399

Visually, #5F8399 is defined as a muted blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 131 green, and 153 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 14% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F8399
RGB95, 131, 153
HSL202.8°, 23.4%, 48.6%
CMYK38%, 14%, 0%, 40%
HSV202.8°, 37.9%, 60.0%
LAB52.9, -6.8, -15.8
XYZ18.6, 21.0, 33.2
Decimal6259609

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.19:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8399; }
.text-color { color: #5F8399; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8399; }

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