#3B8CC2#3B8CC2

#3B8CC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.113 H 241.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B8CC2
RGBrgb(59, 140, 194)
HSLhsl(204, 53%, 50%)
HSVhsv(204, 70%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(69.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LABlab(55.66, -7.03, -35.22)
CIE-LCHlch(55.66, 35.91, 258.71°)
OKLaboklab(61.43% -0.0544 -0.0994)
OKLCHoklch(61.43% 0.113 241.3)
XYZxyz(20.9156, 23.5787, 54.4773)
Luminance0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B8CC2 #C2713B
analogous
#3BC2B5 #3B8CC2 #3B48C2
triadic
#3B8CC2 #C23B8C #8CC23B
tetradic
#3B8CC2 #B53BC2 #C2713B #48C23B
square
#3B8CC2 #B53BC2 #C2713B #48C23B
split-complementary
#3B8CC2 #C23B48 #C2B53B
monochromatic
#1E4864 #2D6A93 #3B8CC2 #69A8D1 #98C3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67
#3B8CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72
#3B8CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8CC2
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B8CC2#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3B8CC21.003.675.725.72
#FFFFFF3.671.0021.0021.00
#0000005.7221.001.001.00
##0000005.7221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#738DC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6180C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b8cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 140, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.113 241.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81add4',
    500: '#3b8cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b8cc2;
$custom-light: #81add4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b8cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61426,
    "c": 0.11327,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B8CC2
secondary
#CBA68E
accent
#854BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83

Preview Lab

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#3B8CC2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva