#3A8BAF#3A8BAF

#3A8BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.095 H 230.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3A8BAF
RGB	rgb(58, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.51, -13.05, -26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.51, 29.25, 243.51°)
OKLab	oklab(60.23% -0.0605 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(60.23% 0.095 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7123, 22.4579, 43.8978)
Luminance	0.2246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3A8BAF #AF5E3A

analogous

#3AAF99 #3A8BAF #3A50AF

triadic

#3A8BAF #AF3A8B #8BAF3A

tetradic

#3A8BAF #993AAF #AF5E3A #50AF3A

square

#3A8BAF #993AAF #AF5E3A #50AF3A

split-complementary

#3A8BAF #AF3A50 #AF993A

monochromatic

#1C4253 #2B6681 #3A8BAF #5DA8C9 #8BC1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#3A8BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#3A8BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3A8BAF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3A8BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3A8BAF	1.00	3.82	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3a8baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.095 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc7',
    500: '#3a8baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3a8baf;
$custom-light: #7dacc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3a8baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60229,
    "c": 0.09506,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3A8BAF

secondary

#C39682

accent

#794EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A8BAF

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

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