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#246ab7 color: Mid Blue

#246ab7 is rgb(36, 106, 183) in RGB and oklch(52.186% 0.13942 253.853) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.2%
0.139
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.82:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #246ab7

#246ab7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast and black text 3.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mid Blue (#276ab3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #246ab7 mixed with white

  1. 246ab7
  2. 3d79bf
  3. 5388c7
  4. 6997cf
  5. 7ea6d6
  6. 93b4dd
  7. a8c3e5
  8. bed2eb
  9. d3e1f2
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #246ab7 mixed with black

  1. 246ab7
  2. 1e5b9f
  3. 184d87
  4. 123f70
  5. 0c315a
  6. 072445
  7. 041831
  8. 020d1e
  9. 00040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #246ab7 with less saturation

  1. 246ab7
  2. 2f6baf
  3. 376ba8
  4. 3f6ba0
  5. 466c99
  6. 4d6c91
  7. 536b89
  8. 596b82
  9. 5f6b7a
  10. 646a72

Questions about #246ab7

What color is #246ab7?

#246ab7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Mid Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 106, 183), in HSL hsl(211.43, 67.12%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.186% 0.13942 253.853).

What colors go well with #246ab7?

The complementary color of #246ab7 is #955b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779c and #615bb6. The triadic partners are #aa4051 and #457a14.

Is white or black text more readable on #246ab7?

White text reads better on #246ab7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and black gives 3.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246ab7 a warm or cool color?

#246ab7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.139.