#3797C3#3797C3
#3797C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.110 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3797C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 151, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.87, -13.45, -30.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.87, 33.61, 246.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.95% -0.0672 -0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.95% 0.11 232.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4885, 26.8830, 55.6229) |
| Luminance | 0.2689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.56
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.95
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.25
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.43
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.44
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3797C3 #C36337
analogous
#37C3A9 #3797C3 #3751C3
triadic
#3797C3 #C33797 #97C337
tetradic
#3797C3 #A937C3 #C36337 #51C337
square
#3797C3 #A937C3 #C36337 #51C337
split-complementary
#3797C3 #C33751 #C3A937
monochromatic
#1C4D64 #2A7293 #3797C3 #64B0D3 #94C9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#3797C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#3797C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3797C3
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3797C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3797C3 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E88C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3797c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 151, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.110 232.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80b5d5',
500: '#3797c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3797c3; $custom-light: #80b5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3797c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 151,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.857,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63953,
"c": 0.10959,
"h": 232.2
},
"luminance": 0.26886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3797C3
secondary
#CC9F8A
accent
#7849DF
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083