#3872BD#3872BD

#3872BD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.132 H 255.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3872BD
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(214, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.69, 6.27, -44.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.69, 45.39, 277.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% -0.0321 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.132 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8301, 16.5477, 50.4413)
Luminance	0.1655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3872BD #BD8338

analogous

#38B4BD #3872BD #4138BD

triadic

#3872BD #BD3872 #72BD38

tetradic

#3872BD #BD38B4 #BD8338 #38BD41

square

#3872BD #BD38B4 #BD8338 #38BD41

split-complementary

#3872BD #BD4138 #B4BD38

monochromatic

#1C395F #2A568E #3872BD #6292D0 #91B3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#3872BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#3872BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3872BD

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3872BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3872BD	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F78C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3872bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.132 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e9ad1',
    500: '#3872bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3872bd;
$custom-light: #7e9ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3872bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.835,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5505,
    "c": 0.13211,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3872BD

secondary

#C9AD87

accent

#9D4ADE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0B0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3872BD

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

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