#3A8CB8#3A8CB8

#3A8CB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.103 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3A8CB8
RGBrgb(58, 140, 184)
HSLhsl(201, 52%, 47%)
HSVhsv(201, 68%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(68.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LABlab(55.19, -10.60, -30.27)
CIE-LCHlch(55.19, 32.07, 250.71°)
OKLaboklab(60.9% -0.0583 -0.0851)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.103 235.6)
XYZxyz(19.7714, 23.1143, 48.7576)
Luminance0.2312 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3A8CB8 #B8663A
analogous
#3AB8A5 #3A8CB8 #3A4DB8
triadic
#3A8CB8 #B83A8C #8CB83A
tetradic
#3A8CB8 #A53AB8 #B8663A #4DB83A
square
#3A8CB8 #A53AB8 #B8663A #4DB83A
split-complementary
#3A8CB8 #B83A4D #B8A53A
monochromatic
#1D455B #2B6989 #3A8CB8 #62A8CD #90C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73
#3A8CB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62
#3A8CB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3A8CB8
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3A8CB8#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3A8CB81.003.735.625.62
#FFFFFF3.731.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6221.001.001.00
##0000005.6221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#778BBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#667FB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3a8cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 140, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.103 235.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadcd',
    500: '#3a8cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3a8cb8;
$custom-light: #7fadcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3a8cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 58,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.952,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60896,
    "c": 0.10314,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3A8CB8
secondary
#C79D87
accent
#7E4CDC
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1013
muted
#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3A8CB8

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#3A8CB8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva