#3B8DBA#3B8DBA

#3B8DBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.104 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DBA
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 186)
HSL	hsl(201, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.61, -10.32, -30.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.61, 32.45, 251.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.26% -0.058 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(61.26% 0.104 236.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1880, 23.5225, 49.9212)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8DBA #BA683B

analogous

#3BBAA7 #3B8DBA #3B4DBA

triadic

#3B8DBA #BA3B8D #8DBA3B

tetradic

#3B8DBA #A73BBA #BA683B #4DBA3B

square

#3B8DBA #A73BBA #BA683B #4DBA3B

split-complementary

#3B8DBA #BA3B4D #BAA73B

monochromatic

#1E475D #2C6A8C #3B8DBA #64A8CE #93C2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#3B8DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#3B8DBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DBA

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DBA	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.104 236.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faecf',
    500: '#3b8dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8dba;
$custom-light: #7faecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.26,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61264,
    "c": 0.10415,
    "h": 236.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DBA

secondary

#C89F89

accent

#7F4DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DBA

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

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