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#246ea2 color: Deep Water

#246ea2 is rgb(36, 110, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.847% 0.10874 243.821) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

51.8%
0.109
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #246ea2

#246ea2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.49:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #246ea2 mixed with white

  1. 246ea2
  2. 3e7cac
  3. 548ab5
  4. 6a99bf
  5. 7fa7c8
  6. 94b5d1
  7. a9c4db
  8. bed3e4
  9. d4e1ed
  10. e9f0f6

Darker: #246ea2 mixed with black

  1. 246ea2
  2. 1e5f8c
  3. 185077
  4. 124163
  5. 0c334f
  6. 07263c
  7. 04192a
  8. 020e19
  9. 00040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #246ea2 with less saturation

  1. 246ea2
  2. 2f6e9c
  3. 386e97
  4. 406d91
  5. 476d8c
  6. 4d6c86
  7. 536c80
  8. 596b7a
  9. 5e6a74
  10. 63696e

Questions about #246ea2

What color is #246ea2?

#246ea2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(36, 110, 162), in HSL hsl(204.76, 63.64%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.847% 0.10874 243.821).

What colors go well with #246ea2?

The complementary color of #246ea2 is #935915. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00778e and #5562a7. The triadic partners are #9b4b61 and #5c7222.

Is white or black text more readable on #246ea2?

White text reads better on #246ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #246ea2 a warm or cool color?

#246ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.109.