#3979CE#3979CE

#3979CE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.147 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3979CE
RGB	rgb(57, 121, 206)
HSL	hsl(214, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(214, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.69, 8.27, -49.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.69, 50.59, 279.41°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% -0.0342 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.147 256.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6612, 18.9987, 61.0115)
Luminance	0.1900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3979CE #CE8E39

analogous

#39C4CE #3979CE #4439CE

triadic

#3979CE #CE3979 #79CE39

tetradic

#3979CE #CE39C4 #CE8E39 #39CE44

square

#3979CE #CE39C4 #CE8E39 #39CE44

split-complementary

#3979CE #CE4439 #C4CE39

monochromatic

#1C4071 #285CA2 #3979CE #6A9ADA #9BBBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#3979CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#3979CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3979CE

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3979CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3979CE	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5080D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3872CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3979ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 121, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.147 256.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829fdd',
    500: '#3979ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3979ce;
$custom-light: #829fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3979ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.228,
    "s": 60.324,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57703,
    "c": 0.1466,
    "h": 256.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3979CE

secondary

#D2B691

accent

#9F44E3

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3979CE

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

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