#246F8E#246F8E
#246F8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.087 H 229.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #246F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 111, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 21.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.79, -11.93, -23.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.79, 26.38, 243.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.04% -0.0559 -0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.04% 0.087 229.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2925, 13.6956, 27.6343) |
| Luminance | 0.1370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.34
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.24
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.14
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.20
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.33
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#246F8E #8E4324
analogous
#248E78 #246F8E #243A8E
triadic
#246F8E #8E246F #6F8E24
tetradic
#246F8E #78248E #8E4324 #3A8E24
square
#246F8E #78248E #8E4324 #3A8E24
split-complementary
#246F8E #8E243A #8E7824
monochromatic
#0B232C #18495D #246F8E #3095BF #58B0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#246F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#246F8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #246F8E
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##246F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##246F8E | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F6D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51638E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #246f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 111, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.087 229.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e98af',
500: '#246f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #246f8e; $custom-light: #6e98af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#246f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 111,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.547,
"s": 59.551,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51035,
"c": 0.08658,
"h": 229.8
},
"luminance": 0.13697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#246F8E
secondary
#B97255
accent
#7345E3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F