#3B8AAD#3B8AAD

#3B8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.093 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8AAD
RGB	rgb(59, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.16, -12.99, -25.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.16, 28.69, 243.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% -0.0596 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.093 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4320, 22.1220, 42.8256)
Luminance	0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8AAD #AD5E3B

analogous

#3BAD97 #3B8AAD #3B51AD

triadic

#3B8AAD #AD3B8A #8AAD3B

tetradic

#3B8AAD #973BAD #AD5E3B #51AD3B

square

#3B8AAD #973BAD #AD5E3B #51AD3B

split-complementary

#3B8AAD #AD3B51 #AD973B

monochromatic

#1C4152 #2B667F #3B8AAD #5DA7C8 #8BC0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#3B8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#3B8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8AAD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8AAD	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.093 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc5',
    500: '#3b8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8aad;
$custom-light: #7dacc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.421,
    "s": 49.138,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59929,
    "c": 0.09313,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8AAD

secondary

#C29682

accent

#794FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8AAD

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

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