Information about #5F738F color

#5F738F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F738F falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(95, 115, 143) — 37.3% red, 45.1% green, 56.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 11 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned steel-blue azure, #5F738F carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Elevate (#60768B). Slightly further away sit Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Blue Grey (#607C8E).

The recipe behind #5F738F is rgb(95, 115, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5F738F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5F738F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5F738F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F738F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F738F
  • RGB95, 115, 143
  • CMYK19, 11, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(95, 115, 143)
  • HSL215°, 20%, 47%
  • HSL Precise215°, 20.168%, 46.667%
  • HSV215°, 34%, 56%
  • HSB215°, 34%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.451, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.451, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.451, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5F738F
  • DECIMAL ID6255503
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01