#006383Harem Silk (#006383) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 229°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.092. 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 | #006383 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 99, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 100%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 100%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 24%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.8 -12.2 -24.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.467 0.092 229) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Harem Silk shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#1e617b — ΔE 1.5, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#126481 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#006383 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#006385 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Harem Silk 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 6.75:1 and against black 3.11:1, 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.
#7eb6d0 · #5090ae · #006383 · #004861 · #002635 · #000911
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.
#428a8b · #217787 · #006383 · #194d75 · #213962 · #22264e
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.
#adb0d4 · #8a8ecc · #717492 · #006383 · #00465e · #002a3b
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.
#d39370 · #697d87 · #006383 · #1c4152 · #022532 · #000b13
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faefea · #a5b3ba · #79726f · #006383 · #36444b · #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.
#fbefe9 · #d5c8c1 · #ac9d95 · #39271e · #160601 · #006383
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddd9b3 · #86b7a9 · #f53557 · #006383 · #5a3a4d · #030931
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee5 · #dc9e9e · #916d2d · #006383 · #652f31 · #100600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf4 · #d59eb8 · #787832 · #006383 · #454506 · #050002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faecfe · #c5a2cf · #9f6241 · #006383 · #2a4b21 · #180400
#387B98 · #5C93AD · #7EACC2 · #9FC5D7 · #C2DFED
#00526E · #004259 · #003345 · #002433 · #001621
#27627B · #396072 · #475E69
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.