#3872BF#3872BF

#3872BF is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.135 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3872BF
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 191)
HSL	hsl(214, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(214, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 6.99, -45.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 46.46, 278.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% -0.0317 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.135 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0487, 16.6351, 51.5925)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3872BF #BF8538

analogous

#38B5BF #3872BF #4138BF

triadic

#3872BF #BF3872 #72BF38

tetradic

#3872BF #BF38B5 #BF8538 #38BF41

square

#3872BF #BF38B5 #BF8538 #38BF41

split-complementary

#3872BF #BF4138 #B5BF38

monochromatic

#1C3A60 #2A5690 #3872BF #6392D1 #92B3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#3872BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#3872BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3872BF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3872BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3872BF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E78C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3872bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.135 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f9ad3',
    500: '#3872bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3872bf;
$custom-light: #7f9ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3872bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55173,
    "c": 0.13478,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3872BF

secondary

#CAAE89

accent

#9E4ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#EFF2FA

border

#CACCD3

text

#0B0E14

muted

#7C7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3872BF

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

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