#3486B3#3486B3
#3486B3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.104 H 236.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3486B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 134, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 55%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 71%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.99, -9.82, -30.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.99, 32.38, 252.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.02% -0.0574 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.02% 0.104 236.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0748, 21.0329, 45.7463) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.94
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.11
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.36
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.95
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.02
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3486B3 #B36134
analogous
#34B3A0 #3486B3 #3446B3
triadic
#3486B3 #B33486 #86B334
tetradic
#3486B3 #A034B3 #B36134 #46B334
square
#3486B3 #A034B3 #B36134 #46B334
split-complementary
#3486B3 #B33446 #B3A034
monochromatic
#183F54 #266284 #3486B3 #56A4CE #86BDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#3486B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#3486B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3486B3
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3486B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3486B3 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7185B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F79B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3486b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 134, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.104 236.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ba9ca',
500: '#3486b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3486b3; $custom-light: #7ba9ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3486b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 134,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.26,
"s": 54.978,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59021,
"c": 0.10412,
"h": 236.5
},
"luminance": 0.21035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3486B3
secondary
#C5977D
accent
#7E49DE
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0B0F13
muted
#7C7F82