#246B9C#246B9C
#246B9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.104 H 243.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246B9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 107, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.20, -4.44, -32.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.20, 33.09, 262.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.78% -0.047 -0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.78% 0.104 243.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9837, 13.2894, 33.3796) |
| Luminance | 0.1329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.87
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.06
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.16
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.21
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.26
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246B9C #9C5524
analogous
#249C91 #246B9C #242F9C
triadic
#246B9C #9C246B #6B9C24
tetradic
#246B9C #91249C #9C5524 #2F9C24
square
#246B9C #91249C #9C5524 #2F9C24
split-complementary
#246B9C #9C242F #9C9124
monochromatic
#0D2739 #19496A #246B9C #2F8DCE #60A8DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#246B9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#246B9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246B9C
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246B9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246B9C | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#44619B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00777C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246b9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 107, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.104 243.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7195b9',
500: '#246b9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246b9c; $custom-light: #7195b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246b9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 107,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.5,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50777,
"c": 0.10411,
"h": 243.2
},
"luminance": 0.13291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246B9C
secondary
#BF855C
accent
#8542E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF1F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80