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#08506e color: Gemstone Blue

#08506e is rgb(8, 80, 110) in RGB and oklch(40.652% 0.08091 233.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

40.7%
0.081
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #08506e

#08506e is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.81:1 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: #08506e mixed with white

  1. 08506e
  2. 2a607c
  3. 42718a
  4. 598298
  5. 7093a7
  6. 87a4b5
  7. 9eb6c4
  8. b6c8d2
  9. cedae1
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #08506e mixed with black

  1. 08506e
  2. 06445f
  3. 043950
  4. 032e41
  5. 022433
  6. 011a26
  7. 011019
  8. 00070e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #08506e with less saturation

  1. 08506e
  2. 16506a
  3. 204f67
  4. 274f63
  5. 2d4e60
  6. 334d5c
  7. 384d58
  8. 3d4c55
  9. 414b51
  10. 454a4d

Questions about #08506e

What color is #08506e?

#08506e is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Gemstone Blue. In RGB it is rgb(8, 80, 110), in HSL hsl(197.65, 86.44%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.652% 0.08091 233.347).

What colors go well with #08506e?

The complementary color of #08506e is #6b3c1a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00565d and #324875. The triadic partners are #6a354d and #4a4e11.

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

White text reads better on #08506e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08506e a warm or cool color?

#08506e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.081.