#3B8EBB#3B8EBB

#3B8EBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.105 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B8EBB
RGB	rgb(59, 142, 187)
HSL	hsl(201, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -10.55, -30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 32.55, 251.09°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% -0.0587 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.105 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4428, 23.8614, 50.5324)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B8EBB #BB683B

analogous

#3BBBA8 #3B8EBB #3B4EBB

triadic

#3B8EBB #BB3B8E #8EBB3B

tetradic

#3B8EBB #A83BBB #BB683B #4EBB3B

square

#3B8EBB #A83BBB #BB683B #4EBB3B

split-complementary

#3B8EBB #BB3B4E #BBA83B

monochromatic

#1E475E #2C6B8C #3B8EBB #65A9CE #93C3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#3B8EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#3B8EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B8EBB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B8EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B8EBB	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)

#798DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b8ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 142, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.105 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80afcf',
    500: '#3b8ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b8ebb;
$custom-light: #80afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b8ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.094,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6155,
    "c": 0.10461,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B8EBB

secondary

#C8A08A

accent

#7F4CDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B8EBB

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

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