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#246e86 color: Faience

#246e86 is rgb(36, 110, 134) in RGB and oklch(50.394% 0.08017 223.613) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

50.4%
0.080
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #246e86

#246e86 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.75:1 contrast and black text 3.65:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #246e86 mixed with white

  1. 246e86
  2. 3e7c92
  3. 548a9e
  4. 6a98a9
  5. 7fa6b5
  6. 94b5c1
  7. a9c3ce
  8. bed2da
  9. d4e1e6
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #246e86 mixed with black

  1. 246e86
  2. 1e5f74
  3. 185062
  4. 124151
  5. 0c3340
  6. 072630
  7. 041921
  8. 020e13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #246e86 with less saturation

  1. 246e86
  2. 2e6d83
  3. 376c7f
  4. 3e6c7c
  5. 456b79
  6. 4b6a75
  7. 516972
  8. 56686f
  9. 5b676b
  10. 606568

Questions about #246e86

What color is #246e86?

#246e86 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(36, 110, 134), in HSL hsl(194.69, 57.65%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.394% 0.08017 223.613).

What colors go well with #246e86?

The complementary color of #246e86 is #8b553e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #177371 and #436691. The triadic partners are #845170 and #6c662b.

Is white or black text more readable on #246e86?

White text reads better on #246e86: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and black gives 3.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246e86 a warm or cool color?

#246e86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.08.