#016795Peacock Blue (#016795) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 238°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.108. 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 | #016795 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(1, 103, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 99%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 99%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(99%, 31%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41 -7.5 -32.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.488 0.108 238) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Peacock Blue shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#20658c — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: loses intensity#156892 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#016795 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#006797 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 6.22:1 and against black 3.38:1, 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.
#82bbe1 · #5295bf · #016795 · #004c70 · #002a41 · #000c19
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.
#39919b · #167d99 · #016795 · #235084 · #2c3b6f · #2d2758
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.
#b9b4de · #9a8fd9 · #7c789b · #016795 · #004a6d · #002f47
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.
#e19d67 · #6e8391 · #016795 · #20465d · #05293d · #000f1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faf0e8 · #a8b6c0 · #7f7873 · #016795 · #3a4954 · #030100
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.
#faefe8 · #d6cac1 · #aea096 · #3d2d21 · #1b0c02 · #016795
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee2 · #dea67d · #a96832 · #016795 · #6b3806 · #00050f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee2 · #e69f95 · #94751d · #016795 · #70312a · #0b0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf2 · #e19db4 · #748230 · #016795 · #434d02 · #0d0003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feebfd · #d2a1d0 · #a96832 · #016795 · #1d5429 · #1b0700
#397EA8 · #5D96BB · #7EAECE · #A0C7E1 · #C1DFF4
#00557D · #004465 · #00344F · #002539 · #001625
#29668A · #3C657F · #4B6374
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.