#3987AE#3987AE

#3987AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.096 H 233.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3987AE
RGB	rgb(57, 135, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.22, -11.31, -27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.22, 29.83, 247.72°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% -0.0572 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.096 233.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9883, 21.2519, 43.1902)
Luminance	0.2125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3987AE #AE6039

analogous

#39AE9A #3987AE #394DAE

triadic

#3987AE #AE3987 #87AE39

tetradic

#3987AE #9A39AE #AE6039 #4DAE39

square

#3987AE #9A39AE #AE6039 #4DAE39

split-complementary

#3987AE #AE394D #AE9A39

monochromatic

#1B3F52 #2A6380 #3987AE #5BA4C9 #89BED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#3987AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#3987AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3987AE

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3987AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3987AE	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7486B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009194

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3987ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 135, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.096 233.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daac6',
    500: '#3987ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3987ae;
$custom-light: #7daac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3987ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59182,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 233.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3987AE

secondary

#C39680

accent

#7C4EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3987AE

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

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