#246E89#246E89
#246E89 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.083 H 226.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246E89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 110, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 58%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.26, -13.12, -21.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.26, 25.08, 238.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.54% -0.0568 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.54% 0.083 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8170, 13.3318, 25.6653) |
| Luminance | 0.1333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.72
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.73
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.80
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 6.06
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 6.38
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246E89 #893F24
analogous
#248972 #246E89 #243B89
triadic
#246E89 #89246E #6E8924
tetradic
#246E89 #722489 #893F24 #3B8924
square
#246E89 #722489 #893F24 #3B8924
split-complementary
#246E89 #89243B #897224
monochromatic
#0B2028 #174759 #246E89 #3195B9 #55B1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.73
#246E89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#246E89 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246E89
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246E89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246E89 | 1.00 | 5.73 | 3.67 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6C8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#526289
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246e89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 110, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.083 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6d97ab',
500: '#246e89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246e89; $custom-light: #6d97ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246e89",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 110,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.04,
"s": 58.382,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50537,
"c": 0.08255,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.13333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246E89
secondary
#B76D52
accent
#7046E2
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F