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#08556c color: Blue Palisade

#08556c is rgb(8, 85, 108) in RGB and oklch(41.893% 0.07648 225.005) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

41.9%
0.076
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #08556c

#08556c is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.31:1 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: #08556c mixed with white

  1. 08556c
  2. 2b657a
  3. 447588
  4. 5b8596
  5. 7296a5
  6. 89a7b4
  7. a0b8c2
  8. b7c9d1
  9. cfdbe0
  10. e7edf0

Darker: #08556c mixed with black

  1. 08556c
  2. 06495d
  3. 043d4e
  4. 033140
  5. 022632
  6. 011c25
  7. 011119
  8. 00080d
  9. 000204
  10. 000000

Calmer: #08556c with less saturation

  1. 08556c
  2. 185469
  3. 215466
  4. 295363
  5. 305260
  6. 36515d
  7. 3b5159
  8. 405056
  9. 444f53
  10. 494e50

Questions about #08556c

What color is #08556c?

#08556c is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Palisade. In RGB it is rgb(8, 85, 108), in HSL hsl(193.8, 86.21%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.893% 0.07648 225.005).

What colors go well with #08556c?

The complementary color of #08556c is #6f3e28. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00595a and #2f4e76. The triadic partners are #6a3b56 and #534f15.

Is white or black text more readable on #08556c?

White text reads better on #08556c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08556c a warm or cool color?

#08556c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.076.