#3996BE#3996BE

#3996BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.105 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3996BE
RGB	rgb(57, 150, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70%, 21.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.41, -14.29, -28.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.41, 32.04, 243.52°)
OKLab	oklab(63.54% -0.067 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(63.54% 0.105 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8842, 26.3978, 52.6471)
Luminance	0.2640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3996BE #BE6139

analogous

#39BEA3 #3996BE #3953BE

triadic

#3996BE #BE3996 #96BE39

tetradic

#3996BE #A339BE #BE6139 #53BE39

square

#3996BE #A339BE #BE6139 #53BE39

split-complementary

#3996BE #BE3953 #BEA339

monochromatic

#1D4C60 #2B718F #3996BE #64B0D0 #93C8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#3996BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#3996BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3996BE

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3996BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3996BE	1.00	3.34	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8294C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F87BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3996be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 150, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.105 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b4d1',
    500: '#3996be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3996be;
$custom-light: #80b4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3996be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.045,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63538,
    "c": 0.10466,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3996BE

secondary

#CA9D89

accent

#774BDD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3996BE

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

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