#5F99BD
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #5F99BD
When working with digital screens, the color #5F99BD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 153 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 50% C, 19% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 203.0° hue, 41.6% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.
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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5F99BD
RGB95, 153, 189
HSL203.0°, 41.6%, 55.7%
CMYK50%, 19%, 0%, 26%
HSV203.0°, 49.7%, 74.1%
LAB60.7, -8.9, -24.5
XYZ25.3, 28.9, 52.4
Decimal6265277
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.78:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5F99BD;
}
.text-color {
color: #5F99BD;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5F99BD;
}