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#5F6DB0 Loch Ness

#5F6DB0 is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Loch Ness. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.7% green and 69.0% blue (rgb(95, 109, 176)). Its HSL value is 230° hue, 34% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #5F6DB0 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.88:1.

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Variations of #5F6DB0

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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#5F6DB0 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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#5F6DB0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5F6DB0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4D6EAE
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5475B3
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5772B2
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4D6EAE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #546EAF
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #427B86
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #56739F
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #717171
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D7084

#5F6DB0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.88:1 Good#5F6DB0 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#5F6DB0 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5F6DB0 in CSS

/* Loch Ness */
.color { color: #5F6DB0; }
.background { background-color: #5F6DB0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5F6DB0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 109 176);
color: hsl(230 34% 53%);
color: oklch(0.553 0.106 273.5);

#5F6DB0 FAQ

What color is #5F6DB0?

#5F6DB0 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5F6DB0?

#5F6DB0 is rgb(95, 109, 176) in RGB, hsl(230, 34%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5F6DB0?

The complementary color of #5F6DB0 is #B0A25F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5F6DB0?

White text has the best contrast on #5F6DB0: 4.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5F6DB0 a warm or cool color?

#5F6DB0 is a cool color.