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#08556d color: Blue Palisade

#08556d is rgb(8, 85, 109) in RGB and oklch(41.946% 0.07733 226.059) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

41.9%
0.077
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • cyan-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #08556d

#08556d is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.3:1 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: #08556d mixed with white

  1. 08556d
  2. 2b657b
  3. 447589
  4. 5b8597
  5. 7296a6
  6. 89a7b4
  7. a0b8c3
  8. b7c9d2
  9. cfdbe1
  10. e7edf0

Darker: #08556d mixed with black

  1. 08556d
  2. 06495e
  3. 043d4f
  4. 033141
  5. 022633
  6. 011c26
  7. 011119
  8. 00080d
  9. 000204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #08556d with less saturation

  1. 08556d
  2. 18546a
  3. 215467
  4. 295364
  5. 305260
  6. 36525d
  7. 3b515a
  8. 405057
  9. 444f53
  10. 494e50

Questions about #08556d

What color is #08556d?

#08556d is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Palisade. In RGB it is rgb(8, 85, 109), in HSL hsl(194.26, 86.32%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.946% 0.07733 226.059).

What colors go well with #08556d?

The complementary color of #08556d is #6f3e26. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a5b and #2f4e76. The triadic partners are #6b3b56 and #534f15.

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

White text reads better on #08556d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #08556d a warm or cool color?

#08556d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.077.