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Recognised as Colour

#246A88

  • #246A88
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#246A88 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 106, 136 and HSL 198°, 58%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#246A88#246A88
HEX#246A88
RGBrgb(36, 106, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.4157, 0.5333
RGB percentages14.1%, 41.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(198, 58.1%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 73.5%, 53.3%)
CMYK73.5%, 22.1%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,386,568
CSS custom property--colour: #246A88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#DB9577

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Teal · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#884224
Analogous#248874, #243888
Triadic#88246A, #6A8824
Split complementary#882438, #887424
Tetradic#742488, #884224, #388824

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95CCE3
Lighter +30%#6DB8D8
Lighter +20%#44A4CE
Lighter +10%#2F89B0
Darker −10%#194B60
Darker −20%#0F2B37
Darker −30%#040C0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F739E
Less saturated −25%#3A6172

Channel breakdown

R36
G106
B136
Red36 (14.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)58.14%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 6A · B 88

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