#005572Night Kite (#005572) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 230°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.084. 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 | #005572 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 85, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 100%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 100%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 55%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33.4 -10.6 -22.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.421 0.084 230) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Night Kite 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 ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#18536b — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#0f5670 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#005572 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#005574 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Night Kite 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 8.26:1 and against black 2.54:1, 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.
#7eaec5 · #5289a3 · #005572 · #004159 · #00202f · #00050c
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.
#3b7b7d · #1d6877 · #005572 · #134063 · #192d52 · #191b3e
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.
#a0a2c2 · #7e80b8 · #656781 · #005572 · #00394e · #001e2c
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.
#d09675 · #5e6f78 · #005572 · #143543 · #001925 · #000308
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0eb · #9facb2 · #6b6562 · #005572 · #2b383e · #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.
#faefea · #d4c8c2 · #aa9d96 · #37271e · #140601 · #005572
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee5 · #cd9e84 · #8d5738 · #005572 · #52290f · #00050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee5 · #d19998 · #7f6128 · #005572 · #542526 · #100600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf4 · #cb98af · #696a2d · #005572 · #383801 · #050002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faedfd · #bd9cc4 · #8d5738 · #005572 · #203e19 · #140300
#346F89 · #5889A0 · #7BA4B8 · #9EBFD0 · #C2DCE9
#004760 · #00394F · #002C3E · #00202E · #00141F
#20546A · #305263 · #3C515B
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.