#246E8E#246E8E

#246E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.087 H 230.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#246E8E
RGB	rgb(36, 110, 142)
HSL	hsl(198, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(198, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.48, -11.35, -24.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.48, 26.57, 244.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% -0.0549 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.087 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1840, 13.4786, 27.5981)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#246E8E #8E4424

analogous

#248E79 #246E8E #24398E

triadic

#246E8E #8E246E #6E8E24

tetradic

#246E8E #79248E #8E4424 #398E24

square

#246E8E #79248E #8E4424 #398E24

split-complementary

#246E8E #8E2439 #8E7924

monochromatic

#0B222C #18485D #246E8E #3094BF #58AFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#246E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#246E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #246E8E

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##246E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##246E8E	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F628E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #246e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 110, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.087 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97af',
    500: '#246e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #246e8e;
$custom-light: #6e97af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#246e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.113,
    "s": 59.551,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50782,
    "c": 0.087,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#246E8E

secondary

#B97355

accent

#7545E3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #246E8E

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

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