Exploring the Color #132965

#132965 sits at 224° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 68% saturation and 24% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 19, 41, 101 produces a 13.70:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #132965 is a clear variant of CSS navy — about 53 units away from #000080. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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