Air Force Blue (RAF) (#5D8AA8)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.71:1 — vs black: 5.67:1

Color values

HEX #5D8AA8
RGB rgb(93, 138, 168)
HSL hsl(204, 44%, 65%)
CMYK cmyk( 44.64, 17.86, 0, 34.12 )
Websafe #669999
Shades of blue

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Logo (175) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5D8AA8 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#A87B5D

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#5DA8A1

#5D65A8

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#A85D8A

#8AA85D

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#A85D65

#A8A15D

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#A15DA8

#A87B5D

#65A85D

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Air Force Blue (RAF)
#5D8AA8 Base

#263946

#406278

#4D758F

#789DB6

#8FAEC3

#C1D2DD

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Air Force Blue (RAF), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #090E11

— #19262F

— #2A3F4E

— #3A586D

— #4B718B

Air Force Blue (RAF) #5D8AA8 Base

— #7A9FB8

— #97B4C7

— #B4C9D7

— #D1DEE6

— #EEF3F6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5D8AA8. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5D8AA8;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5D8AA8;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5D8AA8;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5D8AA8,
        #CFA081
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5D8AA8,
        #CFA081
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$air-force-blue-(raf): #5D8AA8;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$air-force-blue-(raf)-r: 93;
$air-force-blue-(raf)-g: 138;
$air-force-blue-(raf)-b: 168;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $air-force-blue-(raf);
    color: rgba($air-force-blue-(raf)-r, $air-force-blue-(raf)-g, $air-force-blue-(raf)-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Air Force Blue (RAF) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #5D8AA8 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #7F7FA9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #8686A8 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #558E8E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #858585 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Air Force Blue (RAF) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Air Force Blue (RAF) #5D8AA8 Base

Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA ΔE 5.24

Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 5.44

Cyan Azure #4E82B4 ΔE 5.49

Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF ΔE 6.53

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.