#648894Horizon (#648894) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.044. 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 | #648894 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(100, 136, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 19%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 32%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 8%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.5 -9.5 -10.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.604 0.044 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Horizon shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6c858a — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#6a8991 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#648894 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#648996 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Horizon 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 3.82:1 and against black 5.49:1, 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.
#c2dee8 · #97b7c2 · #648894 · #4b6d78 · #2c4a53 · #0e2931
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.
#7bb2ad · #5fa0a7 · #648894 · #467693 · #446182 · #414d6f
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.
#aebdf0 · #979fb8 · #648894 · #366d7e · #1c505f · #282d44
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.
#d7eef6 · #a9ccd8 · #94a6ad · #648894 · #865240 · #2c4851
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #939fa3 · #648894 · #6c6664 · #212d31 · #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.
#e6f5fa · #bdcdd3 · #648894 · #122c34 · #00090f · #ef6c3a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e6f5fa · #bdcdd3 · #648894 · #122c34 · #00090f · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d9b3 · #dba970 · #648894 · #545e82 · #4a2d2b · #051312
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee7 · #bf8e94 · #648894 · #835f34 · #451b23 · #100500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf6 · #b78ea8 · #648894 · #716832 · #322b00 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7eefd · #a893b9 · #648894 · #8c5846 · #1f310b · #0d0100
#7A9AA5 · #90ACB5 · #A7BEC6 · #BED1D8 · #D5E4E9
#50707B · #3C5963 · #2A434C · #182E36 · #081B21
#6B8790 · #71858C · #778488
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.