#3A9CC3#3A9CC3
#3A9CC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.106 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3A9CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(58, 156, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 20%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.44, -15.75, -28.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.44, 32.44, 240.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.23% -0.0707 -0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.23% 0.106 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4797, 28.6140, 55.9048) |
| Luminance | 0.2862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.68
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.30
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.73
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.74
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.87
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3A9CC3 #C3613A
analogous
#3AC3A5 #3A9CC3 #3A58C3
triadic
#3A9CC3 #C33A9C #9CC33A
tetradic
#3A9CC3 #A53AC3 #C3613A #58C33A
square
#3A9CC3 #A53AC3 #C3613A #58C33A
split-complementary
#3A9CC3 #C33A58 #C3A53A
monochromatic
#1E5165 #2C7694 #3A9CC3 #68B4D2 #97CBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#3A9CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#3A9CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3A9CC3
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3A9CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3A9CC3 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8899C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#758CC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3a9cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(58, 156, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.106 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b9d5',
500: '#3a9cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3a9cc3; $custom-light: #81b9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3a9cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 58,
"g": 156,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.08,
"s": 54.15,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65231,
"c": 0.10634,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.28617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3A9CC3
secondary
#CC9F8D
accent
#744ADE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083