#3A8EC1#3A8EC1
#3A8EC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.111 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A8EC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 142, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.18, -8.66, -33.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.18, 34.93, 255.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.81% -0.0573 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.81% 0.111 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0398, 24.0935, 53.9834) |
| Luminance | 0.2410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.65
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.68
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.70
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.97
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.48
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A8EC1 #C16D3A
analogous
#3AC1B1 #3A8EC1 #3A4AC1
triadic
#3A8EC1 #C13A8E #8EC13A
tetradic
#3A8EC1 #B13AC1 #C16D3A #4AC13A
square
#3A8EC1 #B13AC1 #C16D3A #4AC13A
split-complementary
#3A8EC1 #C13A4A #C1B13A
monochromatic
#1E4963 #2C6B92 #3A8EC1 #67A9D1 #96C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#3A8EC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#3A8EC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A8EC1
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A8EC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A8EC1 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768EC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6481C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a8ec1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 142, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.111 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80afd4',
500: '#3a8ec1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a8ec1; $custom-light: #80afd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a8ec1",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 142,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.667,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61813,
"c": 0.11126,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.24096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A8EC1
secondary
#CBA48C
accent
#824BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83