#3B8CA2#3B8CA2

#3B8CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.085 H 218.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8CA2
RGB	rgb(59, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(193, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -17.64, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 25.91, 227.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% -0.066 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.085 218.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7007, 22.2928, 37.5455)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8CA2 #A2513B

analogous

#3BA284 #3B8CA2 #3B58A2

triadic

#3B8CA2 #A23B8C #8CA23B

tetradic

#3B8CA2 #843BA2 #A2513B #58A23B

square

#3B8CA2 #843BA2 #A2513B #58A23B

split-complementary

#3B8CA2 #A23B58 #A2843B

monochromatic

#1A3E48 #2B6575 #3B8CA2 #58ACC2 #85C2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#3B8CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#3B8CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8CA2

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8CA2	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.085 218.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cadbd',
    500: '#3b8ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8ca2;
$custom-light: #7cadbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.816,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59931,
    "c": 0.08452,
    "h": 218.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8CA2

secondary

#BD8A7C

accent

#6E52D6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8CA2

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

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