#3493C6#3493C6
#3493C6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.116 H 236.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3493C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 147, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 25.8%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.72, -10.60, -34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.72, 35.88, 252.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.07% -0.0638 -0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.07% 0.116 236.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0389, 25.6722, 57.2088) |
| Luminance | 0.2567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.20
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.21
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 6.33
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.58
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 6.88
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3493C6 #C66734
analogous
#34C6B0 #3493C6 #344AC6
triadic
#3493C6 #C63493 #93C634
tetradic
#3493C6 #B034C6 #C66734 #4AC634
square
#3493C6 #B034C6 #C66734 #4AC634
split-complementary
#3493C6 #C6344A #C6B034
monochromatic
#1B4B65 #276F96 #3493C6 #62ADD6 #92C6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#3493C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.13
#3493C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3493C6
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3493C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3493C6 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.13 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B92C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6784C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3493c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 147, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.116 236.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb2d7',
500: '#3493c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3493c6; $custom-light: #7fb2d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3493c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 147,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.959,
"s": 58.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63065,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 236.6
},
"luminance": 0.25675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3493C6
secondary
#CDA189
accent
#7C46E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F5FA
border
#CBCFD3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083