#246A8A#246A8A
#246A8A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.085 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 106, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, -10.45, -23.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 26.07, 246.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.57% -0.0522 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.57% 0.085 232.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4672, 12.5169, 25.9042) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.60
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.60
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.82
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.10
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.48
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246A8A #8A4424
analogous
#248A77 #246A8A #24378A
triadic
#246A8A #8A246A #6A8A24
tetradic
#246A8A #77248A #8A4424 #378A24
square
#246A8A #77248A #8A4424 #378A24
split-complementary
#246A8A #8A2437 #8A7724
monochromatic
#0B1F29 #174559 #246A8A #318FBB #56ACD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#246A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#246A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246A8A
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246A8A | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A698C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007375
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 106, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.085 232.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d94ac',
500: '#246a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246a8a; $custom-light: #6d94ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 106,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.824,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49567,
"c": 0.08503,
"h": 232.1
},
"luminance": 0.12518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246A8A
secondary
#B77253
accent
#7746E2
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F