#3988AE#3988AE

#3988AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.096 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3988AE
RGB	rgb(57, 136, 174)
HSL	hsl(199, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.53, -11.87, -27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.53, 29.61, 246.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.42% -0.0583 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(59.42% 0.096 232.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1285, 21.5322, 43.2369)
Luminance	0.2153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3988AE #AE5F39

analogous

#39AE99 #3988AE #394EAE

triadic

#3988AE #AE3988 #88AE39

tetradic

#3988AE #9939AE #AE5F39 #4EAE39

square

#3988AE #9939AE #AE5F39 #4EAE39

split-complementary

#3988AE #AE394E #AE9939

monochromatic

#1B4052 #2A6480 #3988AE #5BA5C9 #89BFD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#3988AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#3988AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3988AE

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3988AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3988AE	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7586B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009295

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3988ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 136, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.096 232.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daac6',
    500: '#3988ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3988ae;
$custom-light: #7daac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3988ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.487,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59424,
    "c": 0.09584,
    "h": 232.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3988AE

secondary

#C39680

accent

#7B4EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3988AE

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

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