#3B8EA2#3B8EA2

#3B8EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.085 H 216.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8EA2
RGB	rgb(59, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(192, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(192, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.95, -18.72, -18.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.95, 25.99, 223.95°)
OKLab	oklab(60.42% -0.0682 -0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(60.42% 0.085 216.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9956, 22.8826, 37.6438)
Luminance	0.2288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8EA2 #A24F3B

analogous

#3BA282 #3B8EA2 #3B5BA2

triadic

#3B8EA2 #A23B8E #8EA23B

tetradic

#3B8EA2 #823BA2 #A24F3B #5BA23B

square

#3B8EA2 #823BA2 #A24F3B #5BA23B

split-complementary

#3B8EA2 #A23B5B #A2823B

monochromatic

#1A3F48 #2B6775 #3B8EA2 #58AEC2 #85C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#3B8EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#3B8EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8EA2

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8EA2	1.00	3.77	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.085 216.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cafbd',
    500: '#3b8ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8ea2;
$custom-light: #7cafbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.65,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60424,
    "c": 0.08465,
    "h": 216.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8EA2

secondary

#BD897C

accent

#6B52D6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8EA2

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

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