#5F8AB6

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5F8AB6

The hex code #5F8AB6 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 138, and 182.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 48% cyan and 24% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 210.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

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#5F8AB6
RGB95, 138, 182
HSL210.3°, 37.3%, 54.3%
CMYK48%, 24%, 0%, 29%
HSV210.3°, 47.8%, 71.4%
LAB56.1, -2.5, -27.6
XYZ22.3, 24.0, 47.7
Decimal6261430

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.80:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8AB6; }
.text-color { color: #5F8AB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8AB6; }

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