#3996BF#3996BF

#3996BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.106 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3996BF
RGB	rgb(57, 150, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.45, -13.96, -29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.45, 32.35, 244.44°)
OKLab	oklab(63.59% -0.0666 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(63.59% 0.106 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9939, 26.4417, 53.2247)
Luminance	0.2644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3996BF #BF6239

analogous

#39BFA5 #3996BF #3953BF

triadic

#3996BF #BF3996 #96BF39

tetradic

#3996BF #A539BF #BF6239 #53BF39

square

#3996BF #A539BF #BF6239 #53BF39

split-complementary

#3996BF #BF3953 #BFA539

monochromatic

#1D4C61 #2B7190 #3996BF #64B0D1 #93C8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#3996BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#3996BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3996BF

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3996BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3996BF	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8194C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F87BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3996bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 150, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.106 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b4d2',
    500: '#3996bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3996bf;
$custom-light: #80b4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3996bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 57,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.358,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63585,
    "c": 0.10555,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3996BF

secondary

#CA9D8A

accent

#774ADD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3996BF

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

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