#3A8AC5#3A8AC5
#3A8AC5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.119 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8AC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 138, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.18, -4.99, -37.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.18, 38.01, 262.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% -0.052 -0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.119 244) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9076, 23.1054, 56.1704) |
| Luminance | 0.2311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.19
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.68
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.99
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.45
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.58
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8AC5 #C5753A
analogous
#3AC5BB #3A8AC5 #3A44C5
triadic
#3A8AC5 #C53A8A #8AC53A
tetradic
#3A8AC5 #BB3AC5 #C5753A #44C53A
square
#3A8AC5 #BB3AC5 #C5753A #44C53A
split-complementary
#3A8AC5 #C53A44 #C5BB3A
monochromatic
#1E4866 #2C6996 #3A8AC5 #69A6D3 #99C2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#3A8AC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#3A8AC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8AC5
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8AC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8AC5 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F8BC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7EC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8ac5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 138, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.119 244.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81abd7',
500: '#3a8ac5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8ac5; $custom-light: #81abd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8ac5",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 138,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.468,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61081,
"c": 0.11857,
"h": 244
},
"luminance": 0.23108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8AC5
secondary
#CDA98E
accent
#894ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83