#3A97C3#3A97C3
#3A97C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.108 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A97C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 151, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.95, -13.02, -30.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.95, 33.32, 246.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.04% -0.0656 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.04% 0.108 232.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6579, 26.9704, 55.6308) |
| Luminance | 0.2697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.44
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.73
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.08
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.27
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.49
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A97C3 #C3663A
analogous
#3AC3AB #3A97C3 #3A53C3
triadic
#3A97C3 #C33A97 #97C33A
tetradic
#3A97C3 #AB3AC3 #C3663A #53C33A
square
#3A97C3 #AB3AC3 #C3663A #53C33A
split-complementary
#3A97C3 #C33A53 #C3AB3A
monochromatic
#1E4E65 #2C7294 #3A97C3 #68B0D2 #97C9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#3A97C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#3A97C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A97C3
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A97C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A97C3 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F88C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a97c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 151, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.108 232.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b5d5',
500: '#3a97c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a97c3; $custom-light: #81b5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a97c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 151,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.27,
"s": 54.15,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6404,
"c": 0.1083,
"h": 232.7
},
"luminance": 0.26973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A97C3
secondary
#CCA18D
accent
#7A4ADE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083