#3B8DBB#3B8DBB

#3B8DBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.105 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DBB
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.65, -9.99, -31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.65, 32.82, 252.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% -0.0577 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.105 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2947, 23.5652, 50.4830)
Luminance	0.2357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8DBB #BB693B

analogous

#3BBBA9 #3B8DBB #3B4DBB

triadic

#3B8DBB #BB3B8D #8DBB3B

tetradic

#3B8DBB #A93BBB #BB693B #4DBB3B

square

#3B8DBB #A93BBB #BB693B #4DBB3B

split-complementary

#3B8DBB #BB3B4D #BBA93B

monochromatic

#1E475E #2C6A8C #3B8DBB #65A8CE #93C3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#3B8DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#3B8DBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DBB

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DBB	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)

#778CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.105 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aecf',
    500: '#3b8dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8dbb;
$custom-light: #80aecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.563,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61313,
    "c": 0.10516,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DBB

secondary

#C8A08A

accent

#804CDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DBB

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

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