#3B79AE#3B79AE

#3B79AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.105 H 246.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B79AE
RGB	rgb(59, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(208, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(208, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, -2.85, -34.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 34.18, 265.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% -0.0411 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.105 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2781, 17.6589, 42.5868)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B79AE #AE703B

analogous

#3BAEA9 #3B79AE #3B40AE

triadic

#3B79AE #AE3B79 #79AE3B

tetradic

#3B79AE #A93BAE #AE703B #40AE3B

square

#3B79AE #A93BAE #AE703B #40AE3B

split-complementary

#3B79AE #AE3B40 #AEA93B

monochromatic

#1C3953 #2C5980 #3B79AE #5E97C8 #8CB5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#3B79AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#3B79AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B79AE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B79AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B79AE	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5270AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b79ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.105 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d9fc6',
    500: '#3b79ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b79ae;
$custom-light: #7d9fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b79ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.652,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55919,
    "c": 0.10461,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B79AE

secondary

#C2A082

accent

#8F4FD9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B79AE

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

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