#247B9E#247B9E
#247B9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.096 H 229.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #247B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 123, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.27, -13.10, -26.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.27, 29.15, 243.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.84% -0.0621 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.84% 0.096 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9796, 17.0079, 34.8872) |
| Luminance | 0.1701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.27
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.22
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.82
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.41
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.02
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#247B9E #9E4724
analogous
#249E84 #247B9E #243E9E
triadic
#247B9E #9E247B #7B9E24
tetradic
#247B9E #84249E #9E4724 #3E9E24
square
#247B9E #84249E #9E4724 #3E9E24
split-complementary
#247B9E #9E243E #9E8424
monochromatic
#0D2D3A #19546C #247B9E #2FA2D0 #61B8DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#247B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#247B9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #247B9E
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##247B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##247B9E | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6979A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008587
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #247b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 123, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.096 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a1ba',
500: '#247b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #247b9e; $custom-light: #72a1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#247b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 123,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.213,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54842,
"c": 0.09601,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.1701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#247B9E
secondary
#C07A5E
accent
#7142E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80