#3B72BD#3B72BD

#3B72BD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.131 H 256.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B72BD
RGB	rgb(59, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(215, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(215, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 6.73, -44.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 45.27, 278.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% -0.03 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.131 256.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0029, 16.6368, 50.4494)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B72BD #BD863B

analogous

#3BB3BD #3B72BD #453BBD

triadic

#3B72BD #BD3B72 #72BD3B

tetradic

#3B72BD #BD3BB3 #BD863B #3BBD45

square

#3B72BD #BD3BB3 #BD863B #3BBD45

split-complementary

#3B72BD #BD453B #B3BD3B

monochromatic

#1E3A60 #2C568E #3B72BD #6693CF #95B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#3B72BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#3B72BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B72BD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B72BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B72BD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5078C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b72bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.131 256.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f9ad1',
    500: '#3b72bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b72bd;
$custom-light: #7f9ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b72bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.615,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5517,
    "c": 0.13101,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B72BD

secondary

#C9AF8B

accent

#9F4CDC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F9

border

#CACCD2

text

#0B0E14

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B72BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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