#3990C2#3990C2
#3990C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.111 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3990C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 144, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.79, -9.60, -33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.79, 34.81, 253.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.3% -0.0595 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.111 237.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3944, 24.7090, 54.6703) |
| Luminance | 0.2471 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.36
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.44
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.48
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.75
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.04
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3990C2 #C26B39
analogous
#39C2B0 #3990C2 #394BC2
triadic
#3990C2 #C23990 #90C239
tetradic
#3990C2 #B039C2 #C26B39 #4BC239
square
#3990C2 #B039C2 #C26B39 #4BC239
split-complementary
#3990C2 #C2394B #C2B039
monochromatic
#1D4A63 #2B6D93 #3990C2 #66ABD2 #95C5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#3990C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#3990C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3990C2
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3990C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3990C2 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7890C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6682C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3990c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 144, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.111 237.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80b0d4',
500: '#3990c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3990c2; $custom-light: #80b0d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3990c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 144,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.898,
"s": 54.582,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62303,
"c": 0.11149,
"h": 237.7
},
"luminance": 0.24711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3990C2
secondary
#CBA38B
accent
#804ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83