#3A8AAD#3A8AAD

#3A8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.094 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3A8AAD
RGB	rgb(58, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -13.16, -25.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 28.81, 242.83°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% -0.0602 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.094 230)
XYZ	xyz(18.3732, 22.0917, 42.8229)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3A8AAD #AD5D3A

analogous

#3AAD97 #3A8AAD #3A50AD

triadic

#3A8AAD #AD3A8A #8AAD3A

tetradic

#3A8AAD #973AAD #AD5D3A #50AD3A

square

#3A8AAD #973AAD #AD5D3A #50AD3A

split-complementary

#3A8AAD #AD3A50 #AD973A

monochromatic

#1B4151 #2B657F #3A8AAD #5CA7C8 #8AC0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#3A8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#3A8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3A8AAD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3A8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3A8AAD	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3a8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.094 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc5',
    500: '#3a8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3a8aad;
$custom-light: #7dacc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3a8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.261,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59895,
    "c": 0.09365,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.22094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3A8AAD

secondary

#C29581

accent

#794ED9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A8AAD

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

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