#3A8BC2#3A8BC2
#3A8BC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.114 H 241.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 139, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.34, -6.61, -35.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.34, 36.34, 259.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.16% -0.054 -0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.16% 0.114 241.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7114, 23.2575, 54.4261) |
| Luminance | 0.2326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.48
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.30
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.45
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.78
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.79
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8BC2 #C2713A
analogous
#3AC2B5 #3A8BC2 #3A47C2
triadic
#3A8BC2 #C23A8B #8BC23A
tetradic
#3A8BC2 #B53AC2 #C2713A #47C23A
square
#3A8BC2 #B53AC2 #C2713A #47C23A
split-complementary
#3A8BC2 #C23A47 #C2B53A
monochromatic
#1E4764 #2C6993 #3A8BC2 #67A7D2 #97C2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#3A8BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#3A8BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8BC2
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8BC2 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728CC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F7FC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 139, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.114 241.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80acd4',
500: '#3a8bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8bc2; $custom-light: #80acd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 139,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.265,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61159,
"c": 0.1144,
"h": 241.9
},
"luminance": 0.2326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8BC2
secondary
#CBA68D
accent
#864ADD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83