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#085070 color: Captain Blue

#085070 is rgb(8, 80, 112) in RGB and oklch(40.765% 0.08305 235.078) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

40.8%
0.083
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #085070

#085070 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.78:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Captain Blue (#005171). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-900.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #085070 mixed with white

  1. 085070
  2. 2a607e
  3. 42718c
  4. 59829a
  5. 7093a8
  6. 87a4b6
  7. 9eb6c5
  8. b6c8d3
  9. cedae2
  10. e6ecf0

Darker: #085070 mixed with black

  1. 085070
  2. 064460
  3. 043951
  4. 032e43
  5. 022435
  6. 011a27
  7. 01101a
  8. 00070e
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #085070 with less saturation

  1. 085070
  2. 16506c
  3. 204f69
  4. 274f65
  5. 2d4e61
  6. 334e5d
  7. 384d59
  8. 3d4c56
  9. 414b52
  10. 464b4e

Questions about #085070

What color is #085070?

#085070 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Captain Blue. In RGB it is rgb(8, 80, 112), in HSL hsl(198.46, 86.67%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.765% 0.08305 235.078).

What colors go well with #085070?

The complementary color of #085070 is #6b3c17. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00565f and #334877. The triadic partners are #6c354c and #484f10.

Is white or black text more readable on #085070?

White text reads better on #085070: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #085070 a warm or cool color?

#085070 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.083.