#5F8AA0

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.

About #5F8AA0

When working with digital screens, the color #5F8AA0 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 138, and 160.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 41% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow, and 37% black. The HSL representation is 200.3° hue, 25.5% saturation, and 50.0% 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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F8AA0
RGB95, 138, 160
HSL200.3°, 25.5%, 50.0%
CMYK41%, 14%, 0%, 37%
HSV200.3°, 40.6%, 62.7%
LAB55.2, -8.9, -16.3
XYZ20.2, 23.1, 36.7
Decimal6261408

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.63:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8AA0; }
.text-color { color: #5F8AA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8AA0; }

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