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#246e89 color: Faience

#246e89 is rgb(36, 110, 137) in RGB and oklch(50.537% 0.08256 226.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

50.5%
0.083
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #246e89

#246e89 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.73:1 contrast and black text 3.67:1, 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: #246e89 mixed with white

  1. 246e89
  2. 3e7c95
  3. 548aa0
  4. 6a98ac
  5. 7fa6b7
  6. 94b5c3
  7. a9c3cf
  8. bed2db
  9. d4e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #246e89 mixed with black

  1. 246e89
  2. 1e5f76
  3. 185064
  4. 124153
  5. 0c3342
  6. 072631
  7. 041922
  8. 020e14
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #246e89 with less saturation

  1. 246e89
  2. 2f6d85
  3. 376d82
  4. 3f6c7e
  5. 456b7b
  6. 4b6a77
  7. 516973
  8. 566870
  9. 5b676c
  10. 606668

Questions about #246e89

What color is #246e89?

#246e89 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(36, 110, 137), in HSL hsl(196.04, 58.38%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.537% 0.08256 226.495).

What colors go well with #246e89?

The complementary color of #246e89 is #8b553a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0f7375 and #456693. The triadic partners are #87516e and #6b682b.

Is white or black text more readable on #246e89?

White text reads better on #246e89: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and black gives 3.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246e89 a warm or cool color?

#246e89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.083.