#3497C3#3497C3

#3497C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.111 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3497C3
RGB	rgb(52, 151, 195)
HSL	hsl(198, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.79, -13.85, -30.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.79, 33.89, 245.88°)
OKLab	oklab(63.87% -0.0687 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(63.87% 0.111 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3292, 26.8008, 55.6154)
Luminance	0.2680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3497C3 #C36034

analogous

#34C3A8 #3497C3 #344FC3

triadic

#3497C3 #C33497 #97C334

tetradic

#3497C3 #A834C3 #C36034 #4FC334

square

#3497C3 #A834C3 #C36034 #4FC334

split-complementary

#3497C3 #C3344F #C3A834

monochromatic

#1A4C62 #277293 #3497C3 #60B1D5 #90C8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#3497C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#3497C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3497C3

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3497C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3497C3	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8195C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E87C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3497c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 151, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.111 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb5d5',
    500: '#3497c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3497c3;
$custom-light: #7fb5d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3497c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6387,
    "c": 0.11082,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3497C3

secondary

#CC9C87

accent

#7647E1

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #3497C3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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