#3985BD#3985BD
#3985BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.114 H 243.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3985BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 133, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, -5.02, -36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 36.43, 262.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.46% -0.0501 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.46% 0.114 243.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2567, 21.3169, 51.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 1.95
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 1.98
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.28
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.47
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.82
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3985BD #BD7139
analogous
#39BDB3 #3985BD #3943BD
triadic
#3985BD #BD3985 #85BD39
tetradic
#3985BD #B339BD #BD7139 #43BD39
square
#3985BD #B339BD #BD7139 #43BD39
split-complementary
#3985BD #BD3943 #BDB339
monochromatic
#1D435F #2B648E #3985BD #63A2D0 #92BEDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#3985BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#3985BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3985BD
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3985BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3985BD | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C86BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#597ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3985bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 133, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.114 243.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fa8d1',
500: '#3985bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3985bd; $custom-light: #7fa8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3985bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 133,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.455,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59459,
"c": 0.11364,
"h": 243.8
},
"luminance": 0.21319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3985BD
secondary
#C9A489
accent
#894BDD
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F82