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#02506b color: Gemstone Blue

#02506b is rgb(2, 80, 107) in RGB and oklch(40.387% 0.0794 229.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

40.4%
0.079
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #02506b

#02506b is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.89:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gemstone Blue (#004f6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #02506b mixed with white

  1. 02506b
  2. 276079
  3. 407187
  4. 588296
  5. 6f93a4
  6. 86a4b3
  7. 9eb6c2
  8. b6c8d1
  9. cedae0
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #02506b mixed with black

  1. 02506b
  2. 01445c
  3. 01394e
  4. 012e3f
  5. 002432
  6. 001a25
  7. 001018
  8. 00070d
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #02506b with less saturation

  1. 02506b
  2. 134f68
  3. 1d4f64
  4. 254e61
  5. 2c4e5e
  6. 324d5a
  7. 374c57
  8. 3c4b53
  9. 404b50
  10. 454a4c

Questions about #02506b

What color is #02506b?

#02506b is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Gemstone Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 80, 107), in HSL hsl(195.43, 96.33%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.387% 0.0794 229.716).

What colors go well with #02506b?

The complementary color of #02506b is #6a3a1e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005559 and #2e4973. The triadic partners are #68354f and #4c4c0f.

Is white or black text more readable on #02506b?

White text reads better on #02506b: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02506b a warm or cool color?

#02506b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.079.