Exploring the Color #5A65A0

#5A65A0 sits at 231° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 28% saturation and 49% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 90, 101, 160 produces a 5.52:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #5A65A0 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 41 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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