#3B5760Great Void (#3B5760) is a dark, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.44 and chroma 0.036. 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 | #3B5760 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 87, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 24%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 39%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 9%, 0%, 62%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(35.2 -7.9 -8.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.438 0.036 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Great Void shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#415559 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#3f575e — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#3b5760 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3b5761 — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Great Void 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 7.73:1 and against black 2.72:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
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.
#92a8b0 · #6a838c · #3b5760 · #243e46 · #071f25 · #000408
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.
#497f7a · #2c6e74 · #3b5760 · #144762 · #183452 · #172240
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.
#a1a9c5 · #7b89ba · #666d85 · #3b5760 · #003f4e · #00232d
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.
#c18976 · #63747a · #3b5760 · #1a3a44 · #021e26 · #00060a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0ed · #a2afb3 · #706a68 · #3b5760 · #303c41 · #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 · #bfcdd2 · #3b5760 · #172b32 · #00090f · #ef6b39
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 · #bfcdd2 · #3b5760 · #172b32 · #00090f · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e4e6c0 · #9ad0c3 · #ca8b63 · #966973 · #3b5760 · #051413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee8 · #cf9da3 · #876339 · #3b5760 · #562b32 · #130600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf7 · #c79eb8 · #756c36 · #3b5760 · #423a0c · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eefe · #b8a2c9 · #915c4a · #3b5760 · #2f411b · #0d0100
#577078 · #738990 · #90A3AA · #AFBFC4 · #CEDADF
#2F4951 · #243B42 · #192D34 · #0F2026 · #061419
#40565D · #46555A · #4A5457
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.