#204D68Seafarer (#204D68) is a dark, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 238°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.067. 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 | #204D68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 77, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 53%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 69%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 26%, 0%, 59%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.9 -6 -20.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.402 0.067 238) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Seafarer shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; 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.
#294b61 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#254e66 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#204d68 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#1f4d69 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Seafarer 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 9.04:1 and against black 2.32:1, 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.
#8cadc3 · #63879f · #3b637d · #204d68 · #002134 · #00050f
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.
#3d737a · #276173 · #204d68 · #1d395b · #1d2749 · #191635
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.
#9e9bb7 · #8079ab · #636078 · #204d68 · #04324a · #001929
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.
#d3a37f · #728a9b · #5b6972 · #204d68 · #162f3e · #06141c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0eb · #9ea8af · #65605c · #204d68 · #283239 · #040201
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.
#e5f4ff · #bacedc · #204d68 · #0d2e42 · #000c18 · #f29444
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dbb6 · #daac3e · #8b86bd · #84574e · #204d68 · #061416
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feefe3 · #ca9992 · #735e2a · #204d68 · #4c231e · #0b0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf2 · #c797a6 · #5d6733 · #204d68 · #2e3509 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbedfa · #bc99ba · #815634 · #204d68 · #17391d · #120400
#416780 · #618299 · #829EB2 · #A4BBCC · #C6D9E6
#174059 · #0F344A · #07293C · #011D2E · #001321
#2B4C61 · #344B5B · #3C4A54
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.