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#65819F Color

#65819F is rgb(101, 129, 159) in RGB, hsl(211, 23%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65819F
HEX#65819F
RGBrgb(101, 129, 159)
HSLhsl(211, 23%, 51%)
HSVhsv(211, 36%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.056 250.5)
LABlab(52.66% -4.53 -19.56)
LCHlch(52.66% 20.08 256.97)

What #65819F 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 #65819F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 5.66Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 5.91Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.91Slate Gray#708090ΔE 8.91Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.73Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 11.54

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

#65819F Channel Values

How #65819F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 129 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 23% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 36% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65819F 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 text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65819F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65819F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65819F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65819F
Complementary
#9F8365
Analogous
#659E9F
Analogous
#66659F
Triadic
#9F6581
Triadic
#819F65
Split comp.
#9F6665
Split comp.
#9E9F65

Tints & Shades of #65819F

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.

Tints

#7B93AD
#8EA2B8
#A4B4C6
#BAC6D4
#D0D8E2
#E3E8ED

Shades

#566F8A
#4B6077
#3D4E61
#2F3D4B
#212B35
#161C23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65819F.

How #65819F 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#65819F
Protanopia#7D7D9F
Protanomaly#747E9F
Deuteranopia#7979A0
Deuteranomaly#717C9F
Tritanopia#5F8585
Tritanomaly#618490
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #65819F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65819f: #65819F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65819F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65819f': '#65819F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.506, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_65819f">#65819F</color>
SVG fillfill="#65819F"

More Blue Colors

#65819F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#65819F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65819F?

#65819F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 129, 159) in RGB and hsl(211, 23%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow Blue (#778BA5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #65819F?

#65819F is rgb(101, 129, 159) — red 101, green 129, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65819F?

#65819F converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 19%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65819F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65819F scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65819F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65819F 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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