#3B8DBE#3B8DBE

#3B8DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.108 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DBE
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 190)
HSL	hsl(202, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.78, -8.97, -32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.78, 33.97, 254.69°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0567 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.108 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6192, 23.6950, 52.1921)
Luminance	0.2370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8DBE #BE6C3B

analogous

#3BBEAE #3B8DBE #3B4CBE

triadic

#3B8DBE #BE3B8D #8DBE3B

tetradic

#3B8DBE #AE3BBE #BE6C3B #4CBE3B

square

#3B8DBE #AE3BBE #BE6C3B #4CBE3B

split-complementary

#3B8DBE #BE3B4C #BEAE3B

monochromatic

#1E4861 #2C6A8F #3B8DBE #67A8D0 #95C3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#3B8DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#3B8DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DBE

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DBE	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.108 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aed1',
    500: '#3b8dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8dbe;
$custom-light: #80aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.443,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6146,
    "c": 0.10827,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DBE

secondary

#CAA38B

accent

#824CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DBE

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

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