#3B8CBB#3B8CBB

#3B8CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.106 H 237.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8CBB
RGB	rgb(59, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -9.42, -31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 33.10, 253.46°)
OKLab	oklab(61.08% -0.0567 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(61.08% 0.106 237.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1479, 23.2717, 50.4341)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8CBB #BB6A3B

analogous

#3BBBAA #3B8CBB #3B4CBB

triadic

#3B8CBB #BB3B8C #8CBB3B

tetradic

#3B8CBB #AA3BBB #BB6A3B #4CBB3B

square

#3B8CBB #AA3BBB #BB6A3B #4CBB3B

split-complementary

#3B8CBB #BB3B4C #BBAA3B

monochromatic

#1E465E #2C698C #3B8CBB #65A8CE #93C2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#3B8CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#3B8CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8CBB

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8CBB	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.106 237.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adcf',
    500: '#3b8cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8cbb;
$custom-light: #80adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.031,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61076,
    "c": 0.10574,
    "h": 237.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8CBB

secondary

#C8A18A

accent

#814CDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8CBB

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

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