#3B8AAF#3B8AAF

#3B8AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.095 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8AAF
RGB	rgb(59, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.24, -12.32, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.24, 29.31, 245.14°)
OKLab	oklab(60.02% -0.0588 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(60.02% 0.095 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6269, 22.1999, 43.8525)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8AAF #AF603B

analogous

#3BAF9A #3B8AAF #3B50AF

triadic

#3B8AAF #AF3B8A #8AAF3B

tetradic

#3B8AAF #9A3BAF #AF603B #50AF3B

square

#3B8AAF #9A3BAF #AF603B #50AF3B

split-complementary

#3B8AAF #AF3B50 #AF9A3B

monochromatic

#1C4253 #2C6681 #3B8AAF #5EA7C9 #8CC0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#3B8AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#3B8AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8AAF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8AAF	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)

#7888B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.095 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eacc7',
    500: '#3b8aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8aaf;
$custom-light: #7eacc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.138,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60022,
    "c": 0.09494,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8AAF

secondary

#C39783

accent

#7B4FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8AAF

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

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