#006597Wavy Navy (#006597) is a dark, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 240°, lightness 0.48 and chroma 0.112. 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 | #006597 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 101, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 100%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 100%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 33%, 0%, 41%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.5 -5.5 -34.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.484 0.112 240) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wavy Navy 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.
#20638e — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: loses intensity#146694 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#006597 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#006599 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Wavy Navy 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 6.35:1 and against black 3.31:1, 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.
#80bae3 · #5193c1 · #006597 · #004a71 · #002942 · #000b19
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.
#33909d · #0e7b9b · #006597 · #244e85 · #2e3970 · #2e2557
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.
#b9b2dd · #9b8cd8 · #7c769a · #006597 · #00486e · #002d47
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.
#e49f64 · #6d8191 · #006597 · #1f455e · #04283d · #000d1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faf0e8 · #a7b5c0 · #7e7771 · #006597 · #394853 · #070301
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.
#faf0e7 · #d6cac0 · #ada095 · #3d2d20 · #1b0c01 · #006597
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d9b4 · #dfad33 · #7067a0 · #006597 · #624139 · #081315
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee1 · #e79e91 · #927513 · #006597 · #702f25 · #0b0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf1 · #e39bb0 · #70822d · #006597 · #3f4d00 · #0f0003
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeafc · #d49fce · #a8672a · #006597 · #135429 · #190700
#387DAA · #5C95BD · #7EADD0 · #9FC6E3 · #C1DFF6
#00547F · #004367 · #003350 · #00243A · #001626
#28648B · #3B6380 · #4A6274
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.