#3B8DC1#3B8DC1

#3B8DC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.111 H 240.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8DC1
RGB	rgb(59, 141, 193)
HSL	hsl(203, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.91, -7.94, -34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.91, 35.17, 256.94°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% -0.0557 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.111 240)
XYZ	xyz(20.9504, 23.8275, 53.9368)
Luminance	0.2383 (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

#3B8DC1 #C16F3B

analogous

#3BC1B2 #3B8DC1 #3B4AC1

triadic

#3B8DC1 #C13B8D #8DC13B

tetradic

#3B8DC1 #B23BC1 #C16F3B #4AC13B

square

#3B8DC1 #B23BC1 #C16F3B #4AC13B

split-complementary

#3B8DC1 #C13B4A #C1B23B

monochromatic

#1E4963 #2D6B92 #3B8DC1 #68A8D1 #97C3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#3B8DC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#3B8DC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8DC1

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8DC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8DC1	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6380C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8dc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 141, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.111 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80aed4',
    500: '#3b8dc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8dc1;
$custom-light: #80aed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8dc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.284,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6161,
    "c": 0.11149,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.2383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8DC1

secondary

#CBA58D

accent

#844BDD

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8DC1

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

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