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#08496c color: Tanzanite Blue

#08496c is rgb(8, 73, 108) in RGB and oklch(38.664% 0.08395 239.779) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

38.7%
0.084
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #08496c

#08496c is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.63:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tanzanite Blue (#114a6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #08496c mixed with white

  1. 08496c
  2. 285a7a
  3. 406b89
  4. 577d97
  5. 6e8ea6
  6. 85a0b4
  7. 9db3c3
  8. b5c5d2
  9. cdd8e1
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #08496c mixed with black

  1. 08496c
  2. 063e5d
  3. 04344e
  4. 032a40
  5. 022032
  6. 011725
  7. 010e19
  8. 00060d
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08496c with less saturation

  1. 08496c
  2. 154968
  3. 1d4964
  4. 244860
  5. 2a485c
  6. 2f4758
  7. 344754
  8. 384650
  9. 3c464c
  10. 404548

Questions about #08496c

What color is #08496c?

#08496c is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Tanzanite Blue. In RGB it is rgb(8, 73, 108), in HSL hsl(201, 86.21%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.664% 0.08395 239.779).

What colors go well with #08496c?

The complementary color of #08496c is #64370a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f5d and #334171. The triadic partners are #672f42 and #3f4a0c.

Is white or black text more readable on #08496c?

White text reads better on #08496c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08496c a warm or cool color?

#08496c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.084.