#007894Celestial (#007894) is a mid-tone, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 222°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.098. 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 | #007894 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 120, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 100%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 100%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 19%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.4 -17.7 -23.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.531 0.098 222) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Celestial shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#25768b — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#187991 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#007894 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#007996 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Celestial 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 5.1:1 and against black 4.11:1, 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.
#8bcce3 · #5aa6bf · #007894 · #005c72 · #003847 · #001720
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.
#529e99 · #2d8c96 · #007894 · #1c6287 · #274c77 · #2b3862
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.
#94a4e6 · #8088a8 · #007894 · #00596f · #003c4c · #151a36
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.
#afd9e8 · #ce866a · #007894 · #3c5159 · #053644 · #021a21
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faefeb · #7a898f · #007894 · #58514e · #15242a · #040100
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.
#fcefea · #d6c7c1 · #ac9b95 · #38251d · #150401 · #007894
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee7 · #af7761 · #007894 · #7e3e24 · #3f1000 · #00050a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee7 · #b0737a · #007894 · #734800 · #400a17 · #140700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffebf7 · #a77494 · #007894 · #5e5400 · #272200 · #050002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8edff · #9679a9 · #007894 · #7e3e24 · #142800 · #170200
#3D8DA6 · #61A2B8 · #82B8CA · #A2CDDD · #C2E3F0
#00637B · #004F63 · #003C4C · #002A36 · #001922
#30768C · #457483 · #56717B
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.