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#246cba color: Beautiful Blue

#246cba is rgb(36, 108, 186) in RGB and oklch(52.839% 0.14113 253.627) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.8%
0.141
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #246cba

#246cba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.34:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, 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: #246cba mixed with white

  1. 246cba
  2. 3d7bc2
  3. 548ac9
  4. 6998d1
  5. 7ea7d8
  6. 93b5df
  7. a8c4e6
  8. bed3ec
  9. d3e1f3
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #246cba mixed with black

  1. 246cba
  2. 1e5da1
  3. 184e89
  4. 124072
  5. 0c325c
  6. 072546
  7. 041932
  8. 020d1e
  9. 00040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #246cba with less saturation

  1. 246cba
  2. 2f6db2
  3. 386dab
  4. 406da3
  5. 476e9b
  6. 4e6e94
  7. 546d8c
  8. 5a6d84
  9. 606d7c
  10. 666c74

Questions about #246cba

What color is #246cba?

#246cba is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(36, 108, 186), in HSL hsl(211.2, 67.57%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.839% 0.14113 253.627).

What colors go well with #246cba?

The complementary color of #246cba is #985c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799e and #635cb9. The triadic partners are #ad4153 and #477c14.

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

White text reads better on #246cba: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246cba a warm or cool color?

#246cba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.141.