#3499C4#3499C4
#3499C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.111 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3499C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 153, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, -14.61, -30.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 33.81, 244.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% -0.0703 -0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.111 230.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7672, 27.4954, 56.3211) |
| Luminance | 0.2750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.51
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.58
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.80
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.01
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3499C4 #C45F34
analogous
#34C4A7 #3499C4 #3451C4
triadic
#3499C4 #C43499 #99C434
tetradic
#3499C4 #A734C4 #C45F34 #51C434
square
#3499C4 #A734C4 #C45F34 #51C434
split-complementary
#3499C4 #C43451 #C4A734
monochromatic
#1A4D63 #277394 #3499C4 #60B2D5 #91CAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#3499C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#3499C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3499C4
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3499C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3499C4 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8397C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7089C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3499c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 153, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.111 230.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fb7d6',
500: '#3499c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3499c4; $custom-light: #7fb7d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3499c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 153,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.917,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64395,
"c": 0.11085,
"h": 230.6
},
"luminance": 0.27498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3499C4
secondary
#CC9C87
accent
#7547E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083