#3988BD#3988BD

#3988BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.111 H 241.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3988BD
RGB	rgb(57, 136, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(204, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.8%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, -6.76, -34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 35.34, 258.98°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% -0.0532 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.111 241.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6733, 22.1501, 51.3728)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3988BD #BD6E39

analogous

#39BDB0 #3988BD #3946BD

triadic

#3988BD #BD3988 #88BD39

tetradic

#3988BD #B039BD #BD6E39 #46BD39

square

#3988BD #B039BD #BD6E39 #46BD39

split-complementary

#3988BD #BD3946 #BDB039

monochromatic

#1D445F #2B668E #3988BD #63A4D0 #92C0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#3988BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#3988BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3988BD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3988BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3988BD	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7089BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00959A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3988bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 136, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.111 241.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faad1',
    500: '#3988bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3988bd;
$custom-light: #7faad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3988bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.091,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60164,
    "c": 0.1114,
    "h": 241.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3988BD

secondary

#C9A389

accent

#854BDD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3988BD

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

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