#3A8CBB#3A8CBB
#3A8CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.106 H 237.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 140, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.32, -9.58, -31.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.32, 33.19, 253.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.04% -0.0573 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.04% 0.106 237.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0892, 23.2414, 50.4314) |
| Luminance | 0.2324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.98
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.63
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.70
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.04
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.24
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8CBB #BB693A
analogous
#3ABBA9 #3A8CBB #3A4CBB
triadic
#3A8CBB #BB3A8C #8CBB3A
tetradic
#3A8CBB #A93ABB #BB693A #4CBB3A
square
#3A8CBB #A93ABB #BB693A #4CBB3A
split-complementary
#3A8CBB #BB3A4C #BBA93A
monochromatic
#1D465E #2C698C #3A8CBB #63A8CF #92C2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#3A8CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#3A8CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8CBB
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8CBB | 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)
#768CBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647FBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 140, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.106 237.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fadcf',
500: '#3a8cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8cbb; $custom-light: #7fadcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 140,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.86,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61042,
"c": 0.10619,
"h": 237.4
},
"luminance": 0.23244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8CBB
secondary
#C8A088
accent
#804CDC
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82