#3486B5#3486B5
#3486B5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.106 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3486B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 134, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 71%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 26%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.07, -9.13, -31.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.07, 33.14, 254.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.12% -0.0567 -0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.12% 0.106 237.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2785, 21.1144, 46.8193) |
| Luminance | 0.2112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.57
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.58
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.94
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.46
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.84
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3486B5 #B56334
analogous
#34B5A3 #3486B5 #3446B5
triadic
#3486B5 #B53486 #86B534
tetradic
#3486B5 #A334B5 #B56334 #46B534
square
#3486B5 #A334B5 #B56334 #46B534
split-complementary
#3486B5 #B53446 #B5A334
monochromatic
#194056 #266385 #3486B5 #57A3CF #87BDDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#3486B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#3486B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3486B5
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3486B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3486B5 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7086B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E79B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3486b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 134, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.106 237.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ca9cb',
500: '#3486b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3486b5; $custom-light: #7ca9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3486b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 134,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.86,
"s": 55.365,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59121,
"c": 0.1062,
"h": 237.7
},
"luminance": 0.21116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3486B5
secondary
#C6997F
accent
#8049DF
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0B0F13
muted
#7C7F82