#757CA8
A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #757CA8
Visually, #757CA8 is defined as a muted blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(117, 124, 168).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 26% 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 medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#757CA8
RGB117, 124, 168
HSL231.8°, 22.7%, 55.9%
CMYK30%, 26%, 0%, 34%
HSV231.8°, 30.4%, 65.9%
LAB53.0, 7.9, -24.3
XYZ21.6, 21.0, 40.0
Decimal7699624
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.20:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #757CA8;
}
.text-color {
color: #757CA8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #757CA8;
}