#247C9E#247C9E
#247C9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.096 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #247C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 124, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 21.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.58, -13.66, -25.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.58, 28.98, 241.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.09% -0.0631 -0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.09% 0.096 228.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1042, 17.2573, 34.9288) |
| Luminance | 0.1726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.66
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.39
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.42
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.92
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.17
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#247C9E #9E4624
analogous
#249E83 #247C9E #243F9E
triadic
#247C9E #9E247C #7C9E24
tetradic
#247C9E #83249E #9E4624 #3F9E24
square
#247C9E #83249E #9E4624 #3F9E24
split-complementary
#247C9E #9E243F #9E8324
monochromatic
#0D2E3A #19556C #247C9E #2FA3D0 #61B9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#247C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#247C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #247C9E
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##247C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##247C9E | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7AA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A6E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008687
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #247c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 124, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.096 228.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72a2ba',
500: '#247c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #247c9e; $custom-light: #72a2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#247c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 124,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.721,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55091,
"c": 0.09561,
"h": 228.7
},
"luminance": 0.17259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#247C9E
secondary
#C0795E
accent
#7042E6
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80