#3399C4#3399C4
#3399C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.111 H 230.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3399C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 153, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 21.9%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.41, -14.73, -30.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.41, 33.90, 244.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.37% -0.0708 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.37% 0.111 230.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7163, 27.4691, 56.3187) |
| Luminance | 0.2747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.49
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.55
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.64
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.79
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.06
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3399C4 #C45E33
analogous
#33C4A6 #3399C4 #3350C4
triadic
#3399C4 #C43399 #99C433
tetradic
#3399C4 #A633C4 #C45E33 #50C433
square
#3399C4 #A633C4 #C45E33 #50C433
split-complementary
#3399C4 #C43350 #C4A633
monochromatic
#1A4D63 #267393 #3399C4 #5FB2D5 #8FC9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#3399C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#3399C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3399C4
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3399C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3399C4 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8397C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F89C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3399c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 153, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.111 230.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb7d6',
500: '#3399c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3399c4; $custom-light: #7fb7d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3399c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 153,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.793,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64369,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 230.5
},
"luminance": 0.27472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3399C4
secondary
#CD9B86
accent
#7446E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083