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#02556d color: Blue Palisade

#02556d is rgb(2, 85, 109) in RGB and oklch(41.855% 0.07883 225.364) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

41.9%
0.079
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #02556d

#02556d is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.32:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Palisade (#01546d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #02556d mixed with white

  1. 02556d
  2. 28657b
  3. 427589
  4. 5a8597
  5. 7196a6
  6. 88a7b4
  7. 9fb8c3
  8. b6c9d2
  9. cedbe1
  10. e6edf0

Darker: #02556d mixed with black

  1. 02556d
  2. 01495e
  3. 013d4f
  4. 013141
  5. 002633
  6. 001c26
  7. 001119
  8. 00080d
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #02556d with less saturation

  1. 02556d
  2. 14546a
  3. 1f5467
  4. 285363
  5. 2f5260
  6. 35515d
  7. 3a515a
  8. 3f5057
  9. 444f53
  10. 484e50

Questions about #02556d

What color is #02556d?

#02556d is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Palisade. In RGB it is rgb(2, 85, 109), in HSL hsl(193.46, 96.4%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.855% 0.07883 225.364).

What colors go well with #02556d?

The complementary color of #02556d is #703e26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a5a and #2e4e77. The triadic partners are #6b3a56 and #534f12.

Is white or black text more readable on #02556d?

White text reads better on #02556d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #02556d a warm or cool color?

#02556d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.079.