#698589Thundercloud (#698589) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 207°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.032. 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 | #698589 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 133, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 13%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 23%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 46%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.6 -9 -5.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.596 0.032 207) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Thundercloud 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 ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#708280 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#6e8686 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward blue-green#698589 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#69868b — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Thundercloud 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 3.95:1 and against black 5.32:1, so black 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.
#c5dbde · #9bb4b8 · #698589 · #506a6d · #30474a · #13272a
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.
#7db0a1 · #5e9e9b · #698589 · #3b778b · #38627d · #364d6c
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.
#a0beed · #909eb5 · #698589 · #306d75 · #145057 · #202d42
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.
#d4ecf0 · #a5cbd1 · #91a5a7 · #698589 · #854e48 · #28474c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9efee · #909d9f · #698589 · #6a6362 · #1f2c2e · #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.
#e9f4f6 · #bfccce · #698589 · #15292c · #000709 · #e34f47
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e9f4f6 · #bfccce · #698589 · #15292c · #000709 · #edbc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffedeb · #bd8c86 · #698589 · #8b544e · #441b18 · #000304
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffedeb · #ba8b9b · #698589 · #865a39 · #421b2a · #0f0300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faedfa · #af8eae · #698589 · #78622f · #362700 · #030003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f3efff · #9e93bb · #698589 · #8b544e · #282d01 · #050000
#7E979B · #94AAAD · #AABCBF · #C0D0D2 · #D7E3E5
#556E71 · #41575B · #2E4245 · #1D2E30 · #0C1A1C
#6E8487 · #738385 · #778183
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.