#3B82C4#3B82C4
#3B82C4 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.124 H 249.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B82C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 130, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.82, -0.49, -40.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.82, 40.83, 269.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.21% -0.0438 -0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.21% 0.124 249.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7463, 20.8785, 55.2031) |
| Luminance | 0.2088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 1.85
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.10
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.01
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.75
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.77
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B82C4 #C47D3B
analogous
#3BC4C1 #3B82C4 #3B3EC4
triadic
#3B82C4 #C43B82 #82C43B
tetradic
#3B82C4 #C13BC4 #C47D3B #3EC43B
square
#3B82C4 #C13BC4 #C47D3B #3EC43B
split-complementary
#3B82C4 #C43B3E #C4C13B
monochromatic
#1F4466 #2D6395 #3B82C4 #6AA0D2 #99BEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#3B82C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#3B82C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B82C4
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B82C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B82C4 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6485C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5178C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00929A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b82c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 130, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.124 249.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81a6d6',
500: '#3b82c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b82c4; $custom-light: #81a6d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b82c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 130,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.905,
"s": 53.725,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59212,
"c": 0.12383,
"h": 249.3
},
"luminance": 0.20881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B82C4
secondary
#CCAC8F
accent
#914BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F83