#5F8AE2

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #5F8AE2

When working with digital screens, the color #5F8AE2 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 138, and 226.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 58% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black. The HSL representation is 220.3° hue, 69.3% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light 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#5F8AE2
RGB95, 138, 226
HSL220.3°, 69.3%, 62.9%
CMYK58%, 39%, 0%, 11%
HSV220.3°, 58.0%, 88.6%
LAB58.1, 11.3, -49.2
XYZ27.5, 26.1, 75.5
Decimal6261474

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.22:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.29:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8AE2; }
.text-color { color: #5F8AE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8AE2; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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