#698890Gothic (#698890) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 215°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.037. 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 | #698890 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 136, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 16%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 27%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 44%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.7 -9 -7.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.606 0.037 215) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gothic shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#718586 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#6f898d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#698890 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#698992 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Gothic 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 3.8:1 and against black 5.53:1, 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.
#c6dfe5 · #9cb7be · #698890 · #506d74 · #304a50 · #13292f
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.
#7db3aa · #60a1a4 · #698890 · #437892 · #416382 · #3e4e6f
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.
#aabff1 · #96a0b8 · #698890 · #356e7c · #1a515e · #262f44
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.
#d7eff5 · #a9cdd7 · #94a7ac · #698890 · #875244 · #2c4951
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efed · #93a0a3 · #698890 · #6c6664 · #212d30 · #030101
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.
#e8f4f8 · #becdd0 · #698890 · #142a2f · #00080c · #ec5f3b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e8f4f8 · #becdd0 · #698890 · #142a2f · #00080c · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffede9 · #bf9084 · #698890 · #8d584a · #451e14 · #000305
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffede9 · #be8e98 · #698890 · #855f37 · #441c26 · #120500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcecf8 · #b58fac · #698890 · #756732 · #342a00 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5eefe · #a694bc · #698890 · #8d584a · #233007 · #050000
#7E9AA1 · #94ACB2 · #AABEC3 · #C0D1D5 · #D7E4E7
#547077 · #405960 · #2E4349 · #1C2E33 · #0B1B1F
#6F878D · #74858A · #798487
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.