#3495C6#3495C6
#3495C6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.115 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3495C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 149, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.32, -11.72, -33.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.32, 35.34, 250.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% -0.0657 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.115 235) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3526, 26.2996, 57.3134) |
| Luminance | 0.2630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 6.13
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.65
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 7.28
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 7.38
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.60
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3495C6 #C66534
analogous
#34C6AE #3495C6 #344CC6
triadic
#3495C6 #C63495 #95C634
tetradic
#3495C6 #AE34C6 #C66534 #4CC634
square
#3495C6 #AE34C6 #C66534 #4CC634
split-complementary
#3495C6 #C6344C #C6AE34
monochromatic
#1B4C65 #277196 #3495C6 #62AFD6 #92C7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#3495C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#3495C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3495C6
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3495C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3495C6 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D94C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6986C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3495c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 149, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.115 235.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb4d7',
500: '#3495c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3495c6; $custom-light: #7fb4d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3495c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 149,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.137,
"s": 58.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63539,
"c": 0.11465,
"h": 235
},
"luminance": 0.26302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3495C6
secondary
#CDA089
accent
#7A46E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083