#3788BD#3788BD
#3788BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.112 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3788BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 136, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.13, -7.06, -34.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.13, 35.50, 258.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.1% -0.0543 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.112 241) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5615, 22.0925, 51.3676) |
| Luminance | 0.2210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.29
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.06
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.09
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.12
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.46
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3788BD #BD6C37
analogous
#37BDAF #3788BD #3745BD
triadic
#3788BD #BD3788 #88BD37
tetradic
#3788BD #AF37BD #BD6C37 #45BD37
square
#3788BD #AF37BD #BD6C37 #45BD37
split-complementary
#3788BD #BD3745 #BDAF37
monochromatic
#1B445E #29668E #3788BD #60A4D1 #90BFDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#3788BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#3788BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3788BD
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3788BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3788BD | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7089BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D7CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00959A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3788bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 136, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.112 241.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eaad1',
500: '#3788bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3788bd; $custom-light: #7eaad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3788bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 136,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.731,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60098,
"c": 0.11225,
"h": 241
},
"luminance": 0.22095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3788BD
secondary
#C9A186
accent
#844ADE
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82