#3A8BBB#3A8BBB
#3A8BBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.107 H 238.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8BBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 139, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.02, -9.01, -32.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.02, 33.48, 254.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.81% -0.0563 -0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.81% 0.107 238.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9437, 22.9505, 50.3829) |
| Luminance | 0.2295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.57
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.20
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.26
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.59
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.00
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8BBB #BB6A3A
analogous
#3ABBAB #3A8BBB #3A4ABB
triadic
#3A8BBB #BB3A8B #8BBB3A
tetradic
#3A8BBB #AB3ABB #BB6A3A #4ABB3A
square
#3A8BBB #AB3ABB #BB6A3A #4ABB3A
split-complementary
#3A8BBB #BB3A4A #BBAB3A
monochromatic
#1D465E #2C688C #3A8BBB #63A7CF #92C1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#3A8BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#3A8BBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8BBB
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8BBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8BBB | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#758BBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#637EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8bbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 139, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.107 238.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7faccf',
500: '#3a8bbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8bbb; $custom-light: #7faccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8bbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 139,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.326,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60805,
"c": 0.1068,
"h": 238.2
},
"luminance": 0.22953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8BBB
secondary
#C8A088
accent
#814CDC
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82