#3498C4#3498C4

#3498C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.111 H 231.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3498C4
RGB	rgb(52, 152, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.13, -14.06, -30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.13, 34.00, 245.58°)
OKLab	oklab(64.16% -0.0694 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(64.16% 0.111 231.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.6042, 27.1694, 56.2668)
Luminance	0.2717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3498C4 #C46034

analogous

#34C4A8 #3498C4 #3450C4

triadic

#3498C4 #C43498 #98C434

tetradic

#3498C4 #A834C4 #C46034 #50C434

square

#3498C4 #A834C4 #C46034 #50C434

split-complementary

#3498C4 #C43450 #C4A834

monochromatic

#1A4D63 #277294 #3498C4 #60B1D5 #91C9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#3498C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.43

#3498C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3498C4

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3498C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3498C4	1.00	3.26	6.43	6.43
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8296C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E88C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3498c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 152, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.111 231.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb6d6',
    500: '#3498c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3498c4;
$custom-light: #7fb6d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3498c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.333,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64156,
    "c": 0.11128,
    "h": 231.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3498C4

secondary

#CC9C87

accent

#7647E1

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #3498C4

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

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