#246E9C#246E9C
#246E9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.102 H 240.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 110, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.13, -6.25, -31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.13, 31.95, 258.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.51% -0.0499 -0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.51% 0.102 240.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3019, 13.9258, 33.4856) |
| Luminance | 0.1393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.98
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.01
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.01
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 3.60
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.31
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246E9C #9C5224
analogous
#249C8E #246E9C #24329C
triadic
#246E9C #9C246E #6E9C24
tetradic
#246E9C #8E249C #9C5224 #329C24
square
#246E9C #8E249C #9C5224 #329C24
split-complementary
#246E9C #9C2432 #9C8E24
monochromatic
#0D2839 #194B6A #246E9C #2F91CE #60ABDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.55
#246E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#246E9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246E9C
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246E9C | 1.00 | 5.55 | 3.79 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#586F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#48639B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 110, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.102 240.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7197b9',
500: '#246e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246e9c; $custom-light: #7197b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 110,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51513,
"c": 0.10171,
"h": 240.6
},
"luminance": 0.13927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246E9C
secondary
#BF825C
accent
#8142E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80