#4F6F85Shipyard (#4F6F85) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 239°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.051. 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 | #4F6F85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 111, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 25%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 41%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 17%, 0%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.3 -5.5 -15.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.526 0.051 239) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shipyard 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 ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#566c7c — ΔE 1.6, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#547082 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#4f6f85 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4f7087 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Shipyard 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 5.32:1 and against black 3.94:1, 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.
#aac4d6 · #819db1 · #4f6f85 · #375569 · #193344 · #001523
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.
#6298a0 · #4d8599 · #4f6f85 · #3e5b80 · #3c476c · #373456
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.
#a69fd3 · #87849d · #4f6f85 · #2a536e · #113850 · #1c182e
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.
#d3a47f · #7f8d97 · #4f6f85 · #374f60 · #1d3240 · #091720
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f0eb · #7d868d · #4f6f85 · #55504d · #192229 · #020100
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.
#e7f4fd · #becdd8 · #4f6f85 · #172e3c · #000b18 · #f29644
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#feefe3 · #a17c61 · #4f6f85 · #704624 · #361800 · #00050f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feefe3 · #a67870 · #4f6f85 · #624f19 · #3a130e · #0d0600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf1 · #a47684 · #4f6f85 · #4d5724 · #1e2500 · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbedf9 · #9a7897 · #4f6f85 · #704624 · #04290f · #120400
#688498 · #819AAC · #9BB1C0 · #B6C8D4 · #D1DFE9
#3F5C70 · #30495B · #213847 · #132734 · #061722
#556E7F · #5C6D7A · #616C74
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.