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#02506e color: Gemstone Blue

#02506e is rgb(2, 80, 110) in RGB and oklch(40.554% 0.08239 232.5) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

40.6%
0.082
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #02506e

#02506e is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.84:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, 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: #02506e mixed with white

  1. 02506e
  2. 27607c
  3. 40718a
  4. 588298
  5. 6f93a7
  6. 86a4b5
  7. 9eb6c4
  8. b6c8d2
  9. cedae1
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #02506e mixed with black

  1. 02506e
  2. 01445f
  3. 013950
  4. 012e41
  5. 002433
  6. 001a26
  7. 001019
  8. 00070e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #02506e with less saturation

  1. 02506e
  2. 13506a
  3. 1d4f67
  4. 254f63
  5. 2c4e60
  6. 324d5c
  7. 374d58
  8. 3c4c54
  9. 414b51
  10. 454a4d

Questions about #02506e

What color is #02506e?

#02506e is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Gemstone Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 80, 110), in HSL hsl(196.67, 96.43%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.554% 0.08239 232.5).

What colors go well with #02506e?

The complementary color of #02506e is #6b3b1a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00565c and #304876. The triadic partners are #6a354d and #4a4d0e.

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

White text reads better on #02506e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02506e a warm or cool color?

#02506e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.082.