#246CAD#246CAD

#246CAD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.124 H 249.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#246CAD
RGB	rgb(36, 108, 173)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(208, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 1.37, -40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 40.93, 271.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% -0.0429 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.124 249.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6301, 14.1157, 41.5333)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#246CAD #AD6524

analogous

#24ADA9 #246CAD #2428AD

triadic

#246CAD #AD246C #6CAD24

tetradic

#246CAD #A924AD #AD6524 #28AD24

square

#246CAD #A924AD #AD6524 #28AD24

split-complementary

#246CAD #AD2428 #ADA924

monochromatic

#0F2D48 #194C7A #246CAD #398BD6 #6BA9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#246CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#246CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #246CAD

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##246CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##246CAD	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D70B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #246cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 108, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.124 249.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7495c6',
    500: '#246cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #246cad;
$custom-light: #7495c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#246cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.467,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52017,
    "c": 0.1243,
    "h": 249.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#246CAD

secondary

#C69466

accent

#903FE9

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF1F8

border

#C9CBD1

text

#090D13

muted

#7B7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #246CAD

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

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