#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
RGBrgb(59, 140, 187)
HSLhsl(202, 52%, 48%)
HSVhsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(68.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(55.35, -9.42, -31.73)
CIE-LCHlch(55.35, 33.10, 253.46°)
OKLaboklab(61.08% -0.0567 -0.0893)
OKLCHoklch(61.08% 0.106 237.6)
XYZxyz(20.1479, 23.2717, 50.4341)
Luminance0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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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
##3B8CBB1.003.715.655.65
#FFFFFF3.711.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6521.001.001.00
##0000005.6521.001.001.00

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

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#3B8CBB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva