#5F8AE9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #5F8AE9

When working with digital screens, the color #5F8AE9 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 233.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 59% cyan and 41% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#5F8AE9
RGB95, 138, 233
HSL221.3°, 75.8%, 64.3%
CMYK59%, 41%, 0%, 9%
HSV221.3°, 59.2%, 91.4%
LAB58.5, 13.6, -52.5
XYZ28.5, 26.5, 80.7
Decimal6261481

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.30:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F8AE9; }
.text-color { color: #5F8AE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F8AE9; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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