#5F99DB

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #5F99DB

When working with digital screens, the color #5F99DB is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 153, and 219.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 57% cyan and 30% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F99DB
RGB95, 153, 219
HSL211.9°, 63.3%, 61.6%
CMYK57%, 30%, 0%, 14%
HSV211.9°, 56.6%, 85.9%
LAB61.9, 0.3, -39.3
XYZ28.9, 30.3, 71.3
Decimal6265307

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.07:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F99DB; }
.text-color { color: #5F99DB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F99DB; }

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