Palettes / Colors / #658695

#658695 — Dusty Blue

#658695 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #658695 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#658695 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #957465; it also sits naturally between #65958C and #656E95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 53% · Blue 58%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #658695

.text { color: #658695; }
.background { background-color: #658695; }
.border { border: 3px solid #658695; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 134, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 19%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #658695; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 134, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #658695; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 134, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#658695">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#658695">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #957465:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #658695: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #658695

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #658695 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #658695 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #658695?

#658695 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 101, 134, 149). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #658695?

#658695 is RGB 101, 134, 149 — HSL 199°, 19%, 49% — CMYK 32%, 10%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #658695?

Its complement is #957465; analogous partners are #65958C and #656E95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #658695 for text?

Black text on #658695 has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.