#3498AF#3498AF

#3498AF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.096 H 216.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3498AF
RGB	rgb(52, 152, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(191, 70%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 13.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.30, -21.00, -20.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.30, 29.26, 224.12°)
OKLab	oklab(63.22% -0.0774 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(63.22% 0.096 216.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3790, 26.2794, 44.5475)
Luminance	0.2628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3498AF #AF4B34

analogous

#34AF89 #3498AF #345AAF

triadic

#3498AF #AF3498 #98AF34

tetradic

#3498AF #8934AF #AF4B34 #5AAF34

square

#3498AF #8934AF #AF4B34 #5AAF34

split-complementary

#3498AF #AF345A #AF8934

monochromatic

#184651 #266F80 #3498AF #54B6CC #83CADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#3498AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.26

#3498AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3498AF

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3498AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3498AF	1.00	3.36	6.26	6.26
#FFFFFF	3.36	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)

#8893B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7787AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A09F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3498af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 152, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.096 216.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cb6c7',
    500: '#3498af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3498af;
$custom-light: #7cb6c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3498af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.22,
    "s": 54.185,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63218,
    "c": 0.09595,
    "h": 216.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3498AF

secondary

#C4897B

accent

#664ADE

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3498AF

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

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