#3A8CC3#3A8CC3
#3A8CC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.115 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 140, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.68, -6.83, -35.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.68, 36.41, 259.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.44% -0.0546 -0.101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.44% 0.115 241.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9695, 23.5935, 55.0680) |
| Luminance | 0.2360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.68
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.54
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.76
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.12
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.03
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8CC3 #C3713A
analogous
#3AC3B6 #3A8CC3 #3A47C3
triadic
#3A8CC3 #C33A8C #8CC33A
tetradic
#3A8CC3 #B63AC3 #C3713A #47C33A
square
#3A8CC3 #B63AC3 #C3713A #47C33A
split-complementary
#3A8CC3 #C33A47 #C3B63A
monochromatic
#1E4865 #2C6A94 #3A8CC3 #68A8D2 #97C3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#3A8CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#3A8CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8CC3
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8CC3 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738DC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6080C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 140, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.115 241.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80add5',
500: '#3a8cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8cc3; $custom-light: #80add5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 140,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.088,
"s": 54.15,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61444,
"c": 0.1148,
"h": 241.6
},
"luminance": 0.23596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8CC3
secondary
#CCA68D
accent
#854ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83