#3B8DBF#3B8DBF

#3B8DBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.109 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DBF
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 191)
HSL	hsl(203, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.83, -8.63, -33.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.83, 34.36, 255.46°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% -0.0563 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.109 239)
XYZ	xyz(20.7288, 23.7389, 52.7697)
Luminance	0.2374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8DBF #BF6D3B

analogous

#3BBFAF #3B8DBF #3B4BBF

triadic

#3B8DBF #BF3B8D #8DBF3B

tetradic

#3B8DBF #AF3BBF #BF6D3B #4BBF3B

square

#3B8DBF #AF3BBF #BF6D3B #4BBF3B

split-complementary

#3B8DBF #BF3B4B #BFAF3B

monochromatic

#1E4861 #2D6A90 #3B8DBF #67A8D0 #96C3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#3B8DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#3B8DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DBF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DBF	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.109 239.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aed2',
    500: '#3b8dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8dbf;
$custom-light: #80aed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.727,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6151,
    "c": 0.10934,
    "h": 239
  },
  "luminance": 0.23741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DBF

secondary

#CAA38C

accent

#824CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DBF

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

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