#018498Cruising (#018498) is a mid-tone, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 213°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.099. 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 | #018498 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(1, 132, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 99%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 99%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(99%, 13%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(50.4 -22.7 -19.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.564 0.099 213) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cruising 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 ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#29818e — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#1c8595 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#018498 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#00859a — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cruising 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 4.42:1 and against black 4.76:1, so black 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.
#92d9e9 · #5fb3c4 · #018498 · #006777 · #00424d · #002027
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.
#60a99c · #38979a · #018498 · #186e8e · #26587f · #2b436c
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.
#94b1f2 · #8593b2 · #018498 · #006474 · #004652 · #18243f
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.
#c3e2ea · #91c2cd · #829ba1 · #018498 · #843f31 · #143f48
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbefec · #839497 · #018498 · #625a58 · #18292d · #040101
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.
#fceeeb · #d6c6c2 · #ab9995 · #35201c · #110201 · #018498
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffede9 · #bb7f71 · #018498 · #8a4536 · #461106 · #000305
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #b97c8b · #018498 · #824e13 · #440e22 · #180700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffebfa · #ae7ea5 · #018498 · #6f5a00 · #2f2500 · #040004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eeff · #9a85b8 · #018498 · #8a4536 · #1f2b00 · #070000
#4097A9 · #63ABBA · #84BECB · #A3D2DD · #C2E6EF
#006D7E · #005765 · #00424D · #002E36 · #001B21
#358191 · #4C7F8A · #5E7B82
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.