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#5FA2BF closest to Surgical

#5FA2BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Surgical. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 63.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(95, 162, 191)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 43% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 50% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #5FA2BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.41:1.

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Variations of #5FA2BF

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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#5FA2BF 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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#5FA2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5FA2BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8595BF
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939FC1
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #879FC0
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8595BF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C9ABF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2AAAAB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4FA6B6
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E9CA4

#5FA2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#5FA2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.41:1 Very good#5FA2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FA2BF in CSS

/* Surgical */
.color { color: #5FA2BF; }
.background { background-color: #5FA2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5FA2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 162 191);
color: hsl(198 43% 56%);
color: oklch(0.679 0.080 227.8);

#5FA2BF FAQ

What color is #5FA2BF?

#5FA2BF is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Surgical. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5FA2BF?

#5FA2BF is rgb(95, 162, 191) in RGB, hsl(198, 43%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(50%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FA2BF?

The complementary color of #5FA2BF is #BF7C5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FA2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FA2BF: 7.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FA2BF a warm or cool color?

#5FA2BF is a cool color.