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#04536f color: Blue Palisade

#04536f is rgb(4, 83, 111) in RGB and oklch(41.451% 0.0811 230.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

41.5%
0.081
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #04536f

#04536f is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.5% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, 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: #04536f mixed with white

  1. 04536f
  2. 29637d
  3. 42738b
  4. 598499
  5. 7095a7
  6. 87a6b5
  7. 9fb7c4
  8. b6c9d2
  9. cedbe1
  10. e6edf0

Darker: #04536f mixed with black

  1. 04536f
  2. 034760
  3. 023b51
  4. 013042
  5. 012534
  6. 001b27
  7. 00111a
  8. 00080e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #04536f with less saturation

  1. 04536f
  2. 15526c
  3. 1f5268
  4. 275165
  5. 2e5161
  6. 34505e
  7. 394f5a
  8. 3e4e56
  9. 434d53
  10. 474c4f

Questions about #04536f

What color is #04536f?

#04536f is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Palisade. In RGB it is rgb(4, 83, 111), in HSL hsl(195.7, 93.04%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.451% 0.0811 230.081).

What colors go well with #04536f?

The complementary color of #04536f is #6e3d1f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00585d and #314b77. The triadic partners are #6c3852 and #4e4f11.

Is white or black text more readable on #04536f?

White text reads better on #04536f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #04536f a warm or cool color?

#04536f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 41.5% and its chroma 0.081.