#3978AD#3978AD
#3978AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.105 H 246.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3978AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 120, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 30.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.66, -2.95, -34.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.66, 34.27, 265.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.55% -0.0418 -0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.55% 0.105 246.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9438, 17.3183, 42.0296) |
| Luminance | 0.1732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 1.94
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 2.14
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 2.62
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 3.05
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3978AD #AD6E39
analogous
#39ADA8 #3978AD #393EAD
triadic
#3978AD #AD3978 #78AD39
tetradic
#3978AD #A839AD #AD6E39 #3EAD39
square
#3978AD #A839AD #AD6E39 #3EAD39
split-complementary
#3978AD #AD393E #ADA839
monochromatic
#1B3851 #2A587F #3978AD #5A96C9 #88B4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#3978AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#3978AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3978AD
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3978AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3978AD | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.46 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#617AAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00858B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3978ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 120, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.105 246.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7c9ec5',
500: '#3978ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3978ad; $custom-light: #7c9ec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3978ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 120,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.414,
"s": 50.435,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55551,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 246.6
},
"luminance": 0.1732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3978AD
secondary
#C29E80
accent
#8E4EDA
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF2F8
border
#CACCD1
text
#0A0E13
muted
#7C7E82