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#5FAFFC closest to Cerulean

#5FAFFC is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 68.6% green and 98.8% blue (rgb(95, 175, 252)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 96% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #5FAFFC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.02:1.

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Variations of #5FAFFC

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #78A3FA
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EB2FF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82B0FE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #78A3FA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #73A8FB
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C1CA
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3FB7E7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9BABC3

#5FAFFC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#5FAFFC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.02:1 Very good#5FAFFC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5FAFFC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(95 175 252);
color: hsl(209 96% 68%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.137 249.4);

#5FAFFC FAQ

What color is #5FAFFC?

#5FAFFC is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cerulean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5FAFFC?

#5FAFFC is rgb(95, 175, 252) in RGB, hsl(209, 96%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5FAFFC?

The complementary color of #5FAFFC is #FCAC5F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5FAFFC?

Black text has the best contrast on #5FAFFC: 9.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5FAFFC a warm or cool color?

#5FAFFC is a cool color.