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#04556e color: Blue Palisade

#04556e is rgb(4, 85, 110) in RGB and oklch(41.938% 0.07919 226.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

41.9%
0.079
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #04556e

#04556e is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, 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: #04556e mixed with white

  1. 04556e
  2. 29657c
  3. 43758a
  4. 5a8598
  5. 7196a6
  6. 88a7b5
  7. 9fb8c3
  8. b7cad2
  9. cedbe1
  10. e7edf0

Darker: #04556e mixed with black

  1. 04556e
  2. 03495f
  3. 023d50
  4. 013141
  5. 012633
  6. 001c26
  7. 001119
  8. 00080e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #04556e with less saturation

  1. 04556e
  2. 16546b
  3. 205468
  4. 285364
  5. 2f5261
  6. 35525e
  7. 3a515a
  8. 3f5057
  9. 444f54
  10. 494e50

Questions about #04556e

What color is #04556e?

#04556e is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Palisade. In RGB it is rgb(4, 85, 110), in HSL hsl(194.15, 92.98%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.938% 0.07919 226.614).

What colors go well with #04556e?

The complementary color of #04556e is #703e25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a5b and #2f4e77. The triadic partners are #6c3a56 and #524f13.

Is white or black text more readable on #04556e?

White text reads better on #04556e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #04556e a warm or cool color?

#04556e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.079.