#035568Plunge (#035568) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.075. 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 | #035568 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(3, 85, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 94%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 97%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(97%, 18%, 0%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(33 -14.3 -17.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.416 0.075 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Plunge 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 ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#195361 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#105666 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#035568 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#005569 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Plunge 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 8.39:1 and against black 2.5:1, 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.
#7cacbb · #508798 · #035568 · #00404f · #001f28 · #000408
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.
#427974 · #24676e · #035568 · #0c415b · #122e4c · #121c3a
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.
#9aa2be · #7582b3 · #60677e · #035568 · #003846 · #001e27
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.
#c18975 · #5d6e74 · #035568 · #14343e · #001921 · #000306
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0ed · #9fabaf · #696361 · #035568 · #2a373b · #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.
#faefec · #d3c7c3 · #a99b97 · #33241f · #100402 · #035568
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9ddb8 · #96cbc2 · #e28b2d · #86564f · #035568 · #061413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee8 · #cb9aa0 · #805d32 · #035568 · #50252d · #130600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf7 · #c39ab5 · #6f6630 · #035568 · #3c3505 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eefe · #b49fc5 · #8a5644 · #035568 · #293b15 · #0d0100
#356E80 · #598998 · #7BA4B1 · #9EBFCA · #C2DCE4
#004758 · #003A48 · #002D38 · #00202A · #00141C
#215362 · #30525C · #3C5056
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.