#3B87BD#3B87BD
#3B87BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.111 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B87BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 135, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.95, -5.87, -35.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.95, 35.54, 260.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60% -0.0509 -0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.111 242.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6494, 21.9298, 51.3316) |
| Luminance | 0.2193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.30
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.32
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.44
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.80
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.92
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B87BD #BD713B
analogous
#3BBDB2 #3B87BD #3B46BD
triadic
#3B87BD #BD3B87 #87BD3B
tetradic
#3B87BD #B23BBD #BD713B #46BD3B
square
#3B87BD #B23BBD #BD713B #46BD3B
split-complementary
#3B87BD #BD3B46 #BDB23B
monochromatic
#1E4460 #2C668E #3B87BD #66A4CF #95BFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#3B87BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#3B87BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B87BD
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B87BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B87BD | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E88BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D7BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00949A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b87bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 135, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.111 242.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80a9d1',
500: '#3b87bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b87bd; $custom-light: #80a9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b87bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 135,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.923,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59997,
"c": 0.11127,
"h": 242.8
},
"luminance": 0.21932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B87BD
secondary
#C9A58B
accent
#884CDC
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F82