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#246b85 color: Saxony Blue

#246b85 is rgb(36, 107, 133) in RGB and oklch(49.576% 0.0801 226.419) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

49.6%
0.080
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.52:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #246b85

#246b85 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.97:1 contrast and black text 3.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saxony Blue (#216b88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #246b85 mixed with white

  1. 246b85
  2. 3d7991
  3. 54879d
  4. 6996a9
  5. 7ea4b5
  6. 93b3c1
  7. a8c2cd
  8. bed1da
  9. d3e0e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #246b85 mixed with black

  1. 246b85
  2. 1e5c73
  3. 184e61
  4. 123f50
  5. 0c3240
  6. 072530
  7. 041821
  8. 020d13
  9. 000406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #246b85 with less saturation

  1. 246b85
  2. 2e6a82
  3. 366a7e
  4. 3d697b
  5. 446877
  6. 496774
  7. 4f6670
  8. 54656d
  9. 596469
  10. 5d6366

Questions about #246b85

What color is #246b85?

#246b85 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Saxony Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 107, 133), in HSL hsl(196.08, 57.4%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.576% 0.0801 226.419).

What colors go well with #246b85?

The complementary color of #246b85 is #875339. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #127071 and #43638f. The triadic partners are #834f6b and #68652a.

Is white or black text more readable on #246b85?

White text reads better on #246b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and black gives 3.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246b85 a warm or cool color?

#246b85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.08.