#5FAFE2

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightskyblue.

About #5FAFE2

At its core, #5FAFE2 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 175 parts green, and 226 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 58% Cyan, 23% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 11% Black. The HSL representation is 203.4° hue, 69.3% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#5FAFE2
RGB95, 175, 226
HSL203.4°, 69.3%, 62.9%
CMYK58%, 23%, 0%, 11%
HSV203.4°, 58.0%, 88.6%
LAB68.4, -9.8, -33.1
XYZ33.8, 38.6, 77.6
Decimal6270946

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.72:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FAFE2; }
.text-color { color: #5FAFE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FAFE2; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue
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