#5FAFF0
A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Deepskyblue.
About #5FAFF0
The hex code #5FAFF0 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Deepskyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 175 green, and 240 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 60% cyan and 27% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5FAFF0
RGB95, 175, 240
HSL206.9°, 82.9%, 65.7%
CMYK60%, 27%, 0%, 6%
HSV206.9°, 60.4%, 94.1%
LAB69.0, -5.5, -39.8
XYZ35.8, 39.4, 88.2
Decimal6270960
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.55:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5FAFF0;
}
.text-color {
color: #5FAFF0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5FAFF0;
}