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#246cb7 color: Beautiful Blue

#246cb7 is rgb(36, 108, 183) in RGB and oklch(52.645% 0.13721 252.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.6%
0.137
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #246cb7

#246cb7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #246cb7 mixed with white

  1. 246cb7
  2. 3d7bbf
  3. 5489c7
  4. 6998cf
  5. 7ea7d6
  6. 93b5dd
  7. a9c4e4
  8. bed3eb
  9. d3e1f2
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #246cb7 mixed with black

  1. 246cb7
  2. 1e5d9f
  3. 184e87
  4. 124070
  5. 0c325a
  6. 072545
  7. 041931
  8. 020d1e
  9. 00040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #246cb7 with less saturation

  1. 246cb7
  2. 2f6db0
  3. 386da8
  4. 406da1
  5. 476d99
  6. 4e6d92
  7. 546d8a
  8. 5a6d82
  9. 606c7b
  10. 656b73

Questions about #246cb7

What color is #246cb7?

#246cb7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 108, 183), in HSL hsl(210.61, 67.12%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.645% 0.13721 252.849).

What colors go well with #246cb7?

The complementary color of #246cb7 is #985b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789c and #615db6. The triadic partners are #ab4254 and #4a7a16.

Is white or black text more readable on #246cb7?

White text reads better on #246cb7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246cb7 a warm or cool color?

#246cb7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.137.