#41859F Color

#41859F is rgb(65, 133, 159) in RGB, hsl(197, 42%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 16%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#41859F

HEX#41859F

RGBrgb(65, 133, 159)

HSLhsl(197, 42%, 44%)

HSVhsv(197, 59%, 62%)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 16%, 0%, 38%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.079 225.7)

LABlab(51.94% -16.40 -20.87)

LCHlch(51.94% 26.54 231.84)

What #41859F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #41859F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Blue#367588ΔE 7.36 Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 7.41 Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 8.32 Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 11.13 Metallic Seaweed#0A7E8CΔE 11.25 Ming#36747DΔE 11.91

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#41859F Channel Values

How #41859F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 65 · G 133 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 42% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 59% · V 62%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 59% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 38%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.13:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #41859F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #41859F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #41859F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #41859F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #41859F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#41859F

Protanopia#7D7D9F

Protanomaly#6A809F

Deuteranopia#7474A0

Deuteranomaly#637BA0

Tritanopia#378989

Tritanomaly#3B8792

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #41859F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-41859f: #41859F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #41859F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-41859f': '#41859F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.522, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_41859f">#41859F</color>

SVG fillfill="#41859F"

More Teal Colors

#41859F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#41859F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #41859F?

#41859F is a mid-tone teal — rgb(65, 133, 159) in RGB and hsl(197, 42%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #41859F?

#41859F is rgb(65, 133, 159) — red 65, green 133, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #41859F?

#41859F converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 16%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #41859F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #41859F scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #41859F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #41859F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.42, which is visibly different.

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