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#5FA7BB closest to Surgical

#5FA7BB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Surgical. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 65.5% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(95, 167, 187)). Its HSL value is 193° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #5FA7BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.73:1.

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Variations of #5FA7BB

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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#5FA7BB 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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#5FA7BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5FA7BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C98BB
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA3BC
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8DA3BC
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C98BB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #819EBB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2CAEAD
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #50AAB5
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #919FA5

#5FA7BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#5FA7BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.73:1 Very good#5FA7BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FA7BB in CSS

/* Surgical */
.color { color: #5FA7BB; }
.background { background-color: #5FA7BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5FA7BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 167 187);
color: hsl(193 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.689 0.078 217.8);

#5FA7BB FAQ

What color is #5FA7BB?

#5FA7BB is a light, 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 #5FA7BB?

#5FA7BB is rgb(95, 167, 187) in RGB, hsl(193, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FA7BB?

The complementary color of #5FA7BB is #BB735F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FA7BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FA7BB: 7.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FA7BB a warm or cool color?

#5FA7BB is a cool color.