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#08506d color: Gemstone Blue

#08506d is rgb(8, 80, 109) in RGB and oklch(40.595% 0.07987 232.441) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

40.6%
0.080
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #08506d

#08506d is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.83:1 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: #08506d mixed with white

  1. 08506d
  2. 2a607b
  3. 427189
  4. 598297
  5. 7093a6
  6. 87a4b4
  7. 9eb6c3
  8. b6c8d2
  9. cedae1
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #08506d mixed with black

  1. 08506d
  2. 06445e
  3. 04394f
  4. 032e41
  5. 022433
  6. 011a26
  7. 011019
  8. 00070d
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #08506d with less saturation

  1. 08506d
  2. 16506a
  3. 204f66
  4. 274f63
  5. 2d4e5f
  6. 334d5b
  7. 384d58
  8. 3d4c54
  9. 414b51
  10. 454a4d

Questions about #08506d

What color is #08506d?

#08506d is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Gemstone Blue. In RGB it is rgb(8, 80, 109), in HSL hsl(197.23, 86.32%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.595% 0.07987 232.441).

What colors go well with #08506d?

The complementary color of #08506d is #6b3c1c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00555c and #314874. The triadic partners are #6a364d and #4a4d11.

Is white or black text more readable on #08506d?

White text reads better on #08506d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08506d a warm or cool color?

#08506d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.08.