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#5A97FF closest to Polar Glow

#5A97FF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Polar Glow. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(90, 151, 255)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 65% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #5A97FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.31:1.

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Variations of #5A97FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5A97FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5A97FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5A97FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4E91FD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #67A1FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #629DFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4E91FD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5494FE
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AFBF
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #38A1E4
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8C98B9

#5A97FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#5A97FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.31:1 Very good#5A97FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5A97FF in CSS

/* Polar Glow */
.color { color: #5A97FF; }
.background { background-color: #5A97FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5A97FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(90 151 255);
color: hsl(218 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.684 0.166 260.4);

#5A97FF FAQ

What color is #5A97FF?

#5A97FF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Polar Glow. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5A97FF?

#5A97FF is rgb(90, 151, 255) in RGB, hsl(218, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(65%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5A97FF?

The complementary color of #5A97FF is #FFC25A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5A97FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #5A97FF: 7.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5A97FF a warm or cool color?

#5A97FF is a cool color.