#3B8DAF#3B8DAF

#3B8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.094 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DAF
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -13.99, -25.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 28.82, 240.96°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% -0.062 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.094 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0633, 23.0727, 43.9979)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8DAF #AF5D3B

analogous

#3BAF97 #3B8DAF #3B53AF

triadic

#3B8DAF #AF3B8D #8DAF3B

tetradic

#3B8DAF #973BAF #AF5D3B #53AF3B

square

#3B8DAF #973BAF #AF5D3B #53AF3B

split-complementary

#3B8DAF #AF3B53 #AF973B

monochromatic

#1C4353 #2C6881 #3B8DAF #5EAAC9 #8CC2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#3B8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#3B8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DAF

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DAF	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.094 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eaec7',
    500: '#3b8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8daf;
$custom-light: #7eaec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.586,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60747,
    "c": 0.09388,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DAF

secondary

#C39683

accent

#774FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DAF

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

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