#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 140, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 52%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.19, -10.60, -30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.19, 32.07, 250.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% -0.0583 -0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.103 235.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7714, 23.1143, 48.7576) |
| Luminance | 0.2312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.72
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.13
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.16
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.48
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.68
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8CB8 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 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)
#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