#3986CC#3986CC

#3986CC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.131 H 249.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3986CC
RGB	rgb(57, 134, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 34.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.32, -0.32, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.32, 43.00, 269.58°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% -0.0467 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.131 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1074, 22.2773, 60.3026)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3986CC #CC7F39

analogous

#39CCC8 #3986CC #393CCC

triadic

#3986CC #CC3986 #86CC39

tetradic

#3986CC #C839CC #CC7F39 #3CCC39

square

#3986CC #C839CC #CC7F39 #3CCC39

split-complementary

#3986CC #CC393C #CCC839

monochromatic

#1C476E #29679F #3986CC #6AA4D9 #9AC1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#3986CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#3986CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3986CC

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3986CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3986CC	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6689CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3986cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 134, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.131 249.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a8dc',
    500: '#3986cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3986cc;
$custom-light: #81a8dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3986cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.571,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60506,
    "c": 0.13077,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3986CC

secondary

#D1AF90

accent

#9046E2

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C0F15

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3986CC

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

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