#0D6183Blue Velvet (#0D6183) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 232°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.091. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #0D6183 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(13, 97, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 82%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 90%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90%, 26%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.3 -10.3 -25.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.464 0.091 232) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blue Velvet shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#225f7b — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#1a6281 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#0d6183 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#0a6185 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Blue Velvet in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.87:1 and against black 3.05:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#80b4d0 · #528ead · #0d6183 · #004662 · #002536 · #000811
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#42888c · #247588 · #0d6183 · #1e4b74 · #243761 · #24244c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#aeafd2 · #8d8cc9 · #727290 · #0d6183 · #00445f · #00293b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d69872 · #697c86 · #0d6183 · #1e4051 · #042432 · #000a12
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0ea · #a5b2ba · #78716d · #0d6183 · #35434a · #050201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faefe9 · #d5c9c1 · #ac9e96 · #3a2a20 · #180802 · #0d6183
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #d6a486 · #9c633e · #0d6183 · #603415 · #00060f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #db9e9b · #8d6d2d · #0d6183 · #632e2d · #0d0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #d59db5 · #747834 · #0d6183 · #424409 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbecfd · #c7a1cc · #9c633e · #0d6183 · #264b23 · #190500
#3B7998 · #5E92AD · #7FABC2 · #A1C4D8 · #C3DEEE
#00516F · #00415B · #003247 · #002334 · #001622
#29607A · #3A5E72 · #475D69
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.