#3983C5#3983C5
#3983C5 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.125 H 248.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3983C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 131, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 33.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.09, -1.03, -40.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.09, 40.98, 268.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.43% -0.0458 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.43% 0.125 248.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8779, 21.1315, 55.8437) |
| Luminance | 0.2113 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 1.87
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.17
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.58
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.28
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.90
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3983C5 #C57B39
analogous
#39C5C1 #3983C5 #393DC5
triadic
#3983C5 #C53983 #83C539
tetradic
#3983C5 #C139C5 #C57B39 #3DC539
square
#3983C5 #C139C5 #C57B39 #3DC539
split-complementary
#3983C5 #C5393D #C5C139
monochromatic
#1E4466 #2B6396 #3983C5 #68A1D3 #97BEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#3983C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#3983C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3983C5
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3983C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3983C5 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6586C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5179C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00939B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3983c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 131, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.125 248.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80a6d7',
500: '#3983c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3983c5; $custom-light: #80a6d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3983c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 131,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.286,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59427,
"c": 0.12492,
"h": 248.5
},
"luminance": 0.21134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3983C5
secondary
#CDAB8D
accent
#9049DE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F83