#24646BPacific (#24646B) is a dark, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 205°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.065. 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 | #24646B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 100, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 50%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.8 -17.7 -10) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.466 0.065 205) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pacific shifts subtly: drifts 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.
#306264 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#2b6569 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#24646b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#23646d — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Pacific 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.
#89b6bb · #5d9197 · #24646b · #064a50 · #00272c · #00090b
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.
#568879 · #367773 · #24646b · #0d5164 · #113e56 · #132b46
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.
#a3b4ce · #7796c2 · #68778d · #24646b · #00484f · #002c30
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.
#a1c4c8 · #b27772 · #24646b · #2e4042 · #01262a · #000b0d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #a6b3b5 · #787171 · #24646b · #364446 · #020101
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.
#e0f7fa · #b5cfd3 · #24646b · #002b30 · #000709 · #e34f4c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e0f7fa · #b5cfd3 · #24646b · #002b30 · #000709 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3dbb6 · #e67e2a · #5677a9 · #24646b · #54343c · #04130d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #d0a1b2 · #956747 · #24646b · #5c3243 · #110300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfa · #c5a4c6 · #87703d · #24646b · #513e14 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2efff · #b3a9d3 · #9b625d · #24646b · #40451a · #050000
#477B81 · #669399 · #86ACB0 · #A6C5C9 · #C7DFE2
#18545A · #0C4449 · #013439 · #002529 · #00171A
#346267 · #406064 · #4B5E60
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.