#000435Oblivion (#000435) is a very dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 264°, lightness 0.16 and chroma 0.096. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #000435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 4, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 100%, 10%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 100%, 21%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 92%, 0%, 79%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(3.1 14.7 -30) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.160 0.096 264) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Oblivion shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#020531 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#010534 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#000435 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#000436 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Oblivion 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 19.65:1 and against black 1.07:1, 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.
#8a9aba · #62759a · #3d517a · #1b2f5a · #000435 · #000012
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.
#005256 · #003f4c · #002d41 · #001c36 · #000435 · #040020
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.
#9f89a8 · #5e74a2 · #6d467c · #273b67 · #2d1c33 · #000435
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.
#e1bf7a · #768095 · #53607c · #34425f · #1f2635 · #000435
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1e8 · #b2b8c5 · #85817b · #494f5c · #252119 · #000435
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.
#f7f1e6 · #d1cbbf · #a8a193 · #362e1c · #150c00 · #000435
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d8b3 · #e7902f · #8a72ad · #633e38 · #211040 · #000435
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbf1dd · #e0ab8a · #818841 · #714220 · #212406 · #000435
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #e5a5a0 · #5d915c · #315a31 · #351816 · #000435
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf3 · #e0a4bb · #9d7d38 · #005d4c · #2c1f03 · #000435
#162A56 · #3B4F78 · #64769B · #8F9FBE · #BCC9E3
#000531 · #00052C · #000528 · #010524 · #010520
#01082D · #030B24 · #060D1C
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.