#246F8D#246F8D
#246F8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.086 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246F8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 111, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.75, -12.28, -23.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.75, 26.08, 241.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.99% -0.0563 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.99% 0.086 228.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2178, 13.6657, 27.2407) |
| Luminance | 0.1367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.27
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.59
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.41
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.53
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.54
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246F8D #8D4224
analogous
#248D77 #246F8D #243A8D
triadic
#246F8D #8D246F #6F8D24
tetradic
#246F8D #77248D #8D4224 #3A8D24
square
#246F8D #77248D #8D4224 #3A8D24
split-complementary
#246F8D #8D243A #8D7724
monochromatic
#0B222B #18495C #246F8D #3095BE #57B0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#246F8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#246F8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246F8D
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246F8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246F8D | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.73 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6D8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51638D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246f8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 111, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.086 228.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e98ae',
500: '#246f8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246f8d; $custom-light: #6e98ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246f8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 111,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50986,
"c": 0.08567,
"h": 228.9
},
"luminance": 0.13667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246F8D
secondary
#B87154
accent
#7245E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F