#3986C4#3986C4
#3986C4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.121 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3986C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 134, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 31.6%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.92, -3.15, -39.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.92, 39.21, 265.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.07% -0.049 -0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.07% 0.121 246.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1725, 21.9034, 55.3785) |
| Luminance | 0.2191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.00
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.09
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.31
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.40
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.01
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3986C4 #C47739
analogous
#39C4BD #3986C4 #3940C4
triadic
#3986C4 #C43986 #86C439
tetradic
#3986C4 #BD39C4 #C47739 #40C439
square
#3986C4 #BD39C4 #C47739 #40C439
split-complementary
#3986C4 #C43940 #C4BD39
monochromatic
#1D4565 #2B6695 #3986C4 #67A3D3 #97C0E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#3986C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#3986C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3986C4
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3986C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3986C4 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A88C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#577BC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00959C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3986c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 134, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.121 246.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80a9d6',
500: '#3986c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3986c4; $custom-light: #80a9d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3986c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 134,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.763,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60066,
"c": 0.12106,
"h": 246.1
},
"luminance": 0.21906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3986C4
secondary
#CCA98D
accent
#8C4ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F83