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#658495 Color

#658495 is rgb(101, 132, 149) in RGB, hsl(201, 19%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slate Gray (#708090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#658495
HEX#658495
RGBrgb(101, 132, 149)
HSLhsl(201, 19%, 49%)
HSVhsv(201, 32%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.044 232.4)
LABlab(53.23% -8.17 -12.93)
LCHlch(53.23% 15.30 237.73)

What #658495 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 #658495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Slate Gray#708090ΔE 5.38Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 5.61Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 7.39Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 8.21Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 8.49Roman Silver#838996ΔE 10.17

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

#658495 Channel Values

How #658495 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 132 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 19% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 32% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #658495 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #658495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #658495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #658495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#658495
Complementary
#957665
Analogous
#65958E
Analogous
#656C95
Triadic
#956584
Triadic
#849565
Split comp.
#95656C
Split comp.
#958E65

Tints & Shades of #658495

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

#7995A4
#8FA6B3
#A4B7C1
#B9C8CF
#CED9DE
#E4E9EC

Shades

#597482
#4A616D
#3E515B
#303E46
#232E34
#151B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #658495.

How #658495 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#658495
Protanopia#7F7F95
Protanomaly#768195
Deuteranopia#7B7B96
Deuteranomaly#737F95
Tritanopia#628686
Tritanomaly#63858C
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #658495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-658495: #658495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #658495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-658495': '#658495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.518, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_658495">#658495</color>
SVG fillfill="#658495"

More Blue Colors

#658495 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#658495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #658495?

#658495 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 132, 149) in RGB and hsl(201, 19%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #658495?

#658495 is rgb(101, 132, 149) — red 101, green 132, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #658495?

#658495 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #658495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #658495 scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #658495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #658495 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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