#246C9D#246C9D

#246C9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.104 H 242.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#246C9D
RGB	rgb(36, 108, 157)
HSL	hsl(204, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, -4.67, -32.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 33.15, 261.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% -0.0476 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.104 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1736, 13.5331, 33.8623)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#246C9D #9D5524

analogous

#249D92 #246C9D #242F9D

triadic

#246C9D #9D246C #6C9D24

tetradic

#246C9D #92249D #9D5524 #2F9D24

square

#246C9D #92249D #9D5524 #2F9D24

split-complementary

#246C9D #9D242F #9D9224

monochromatic

#0D2839 #194A6B #246C9D #2F8ECF #61A9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#246C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#246C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #246C9D

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##246C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##246C9D	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #246c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 108, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.104 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7195ba',
    500: '#246c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #246c9d;
$custom-light: #7195ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#246c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.298,
    "s": 62.694,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51078,
    "c": 0.10447,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#246C9D

secondary

#C0855D

accent

#8442E6

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #246C9D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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