#3B85CE#3B85CE
#3B85CE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.133 H 250.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B85CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 133, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 35.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.20, 1.27, -44.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.20, 44.35, 271.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.46% -0.044 -0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.46% 0.133 250.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3276, 22.1588, 61.5336) |
| Luminance | 0.2216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.54
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.13
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.91
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.92
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B85CE #CE843B
analogous
#3BCECE #3B85CE #3B3CCE
triadic
#3B85CE #CE3B85 #85CE3B
tetradic
#3B85CE #CE3BCE #CE843B #3CCE3B
square
#3B85CE #CE3BCE #CE843B #3CCE3B
split-complementary
#3B85CE #CE3B3C #CECE3B
monochromatic
#1D4872 #2966A3 #3B85CE #6CA3DA #9DC2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#3B85CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#3B85CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B85CE
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B85CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B85CE | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6489D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F7BCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0096A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b85ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 133, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.133 250.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82a8dd',
500: '#3b85ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b85ce; $custom-light: #82a8dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b85ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 133,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.796,
"s": 60,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60459,
"c": 0.13346,
"h": 250.7
},
"luminance": 0.22161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B85CE
secondary
#D3B292
accent
#9345E3
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C0F15
muted
#7D7F83