#7599D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #7599D3

When working with digital screens, the color #7599D3 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 153, and 211.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 45% cyan and 27% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7599D3
RGB117, 153, 211
HSL217.0°, 51.6%, 64.3%
CMYK45%, 27%, 0%, 17%
HSV217.0°, 44.5%, 82.7%
LAB62.7, 2.9, -33.6
XYZ30.5, 31.3, 66.1
Decimal7707091

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.25:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7599D3; }
.text-color { color: #7599D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7599D3; }

Similar Colors

Steelblue
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