Palettes / Colors / #246795

#246795 — Blue

#246795 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #246795 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#246795 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #945124; it also sits naturally between #249489 and #242F94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 40% · Blue 58%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #246795

.text { color: #246795; }
.background { background-color: #246795; }
.border { border: 3px solid #246795; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 103, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 61%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #246795; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 103, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #246795; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 103, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#246795">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#246795">Div content here</div>

Shades of #246795

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Tones of #246795

Color harmonies

Complementary — #945124:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #246795: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #246795

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #246795 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #246795 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #246794  ·  #246796 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #246795?

#246795 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 36, 103, 149). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #246795?

#246795 is RGB 36, 103, 149 — HSL 204°, 61%, 36% — CMYK 76%, 31%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #246795?

Its complement is #945124; analogous partners are #249489 and #242F94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #246795 for text?

White text on #246795 has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.