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#246c85 color: Saxony Blue

#246c85 is rgb(36, 108, 133) in RGB and oklch(49.833% 0.07983 225.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

49.8%
0.080
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #246c85

#246c85 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast and black text 3.56:1, 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: #246c85 mixed with white

  1. 246c85
  2. 3e7a91
  3. 54889d
  4. 6996a9
  5. 7ea5b5
  6. 93b4c1
  7. a9c2cd
  8. bed1da
  9. d3e0e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #246c85 mixed with black

  1. 246c85
  2. 1e5d73
  3. 184e61
  4. 124050
  5. 0c3240
  6. 072530
  7. 041921
  8. 020d13
  9. 000406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #246c85 with less saturation

  1. 246c85
  2. 2e6b82
  3. 366a7e
  4. 3e6a7b
  5. 446978
  6. 4a6874
  7. 4f6771
  8. 55666d
  9. 5a656a
  10. 5e6466

Questions about #246c85

What color is #246c85?

#246c85 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Saxony Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 108, 133), in HSL hsl(195.46, 57.4%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.833% 0.07983 225.156).

What colors go well with #246c85?

The complementary color of #246c85 is #88533b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #147171 and #436490. The triadic partners are #83506d and #69652b.

Is white or black text more readable on #246c85?

White text reads better on #246c85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and black gives 3.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246c85 a warm or cool color?

#246c85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.08.