#3979AE#3979AE

#3979AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.106 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3979AE
RGB	rgb(57, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(207, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(207, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, -3.19, -34.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 34.33, 264.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0425 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.106 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1618, 17.5989, 42.5814)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3979AE #AE6E39

analogous

#39AEA8 #3979AE #393FAE

triadic

#3979AE #AE3979 #79AE39

tetradic

#3979AE #A839AE #AE6E39 #3FAE39

square

#3979AE #A839AE #AE6E39 #3FAE39

split-complementary

#3979AE #AE393F #AEA839

monochromatic

#1B3952 #2A5980 #3979AE #5B97C9 #89B4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#3979AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#3979AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3979AE

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3979AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3979AE	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3979ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.106 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c9fc6',
    500: '#3979ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3979ae;
$custom-light: #7c9fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3979ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.179,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55841,
    "c": 0.10551,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3979AE

secondary

#C39E80

accent

#8D4EDA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3979AE

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

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