#3B88BD#3B88BD

#3B88BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.111 H 242.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B88BD
RGB	rgb(59, 136, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(204, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.25, -6.45, -34.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.25, 35.18, 259.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.23% -0.0519 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(60.23% 0.111 242)
XYZ	xyz(19.7896, 22.2101, 51.3783)
Luminance	0.2221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B88BD #BD703B

analogous

#3BBDB1 #3B88BD #3B47BD

triadic

#3B88BD #BD3B88 #88BD3B

tetradic

#3B88BD #B13BBD #BD703B #47BD3B

square

#3B88BD #B13BBD #BD703B #47BD3B

split-complementary

#3B88BD #BD3B47 #BDB13B

monochromatic

#1E4560 #2C668E #3B88BD #66A4CF #95C0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#3B88BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#3B88BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B88BD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B88BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B88BD	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7089BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00959A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b88bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 136, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.111 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aad1',
    500: '#3b88bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b88bd;
$custom-light: #80aad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b88bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.462,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60232,
    "c": 0.11054,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.22212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B88BD

secondary

#C9A48B

accent

#874CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B88BD

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

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