#3B8EC0#3B8EC0
#3B8EC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.110 H 238.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B8EC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 142, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 26%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.17, -8.85, -33.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.17, 34.45, 255.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.8% -0.057 -0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.8% 0.11 238.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9874, 24.0793, 53.4006) |
| Luminance | 0.2408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.79
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.73
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.83
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.99
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.43
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B8EC0 #C06D3B
analogous
#3BC0B0 #3B8EC0 #3B4CC0
triadic
#3B8EC0 #C03B8E #8EC03B
tetradic
#3B8EC0 #B03BC0 #C06D3B #4CC03B
square
#3B8EC0 #B03BC0 #C06D3B #4CC03B
split-complementary
#3B8EC0 #C03B4C #C0B03B
monochromatic
#1E4962 #2D6B91 #3B8EC0 #68A9D1 #97C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#3B8EC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#3B8EC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B8EC0
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B8EC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B8EC0 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778EC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6481BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b8ec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 142, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.110 238.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80afd3',
500: '#3b8ec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b8ec0; $custom-light: #80afd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b8ec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 142,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.556,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61796,
"c": 0.10977,
"h": 238.7
},
"luminance": 0.24082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B8EC0
secondary
#CAA48C
accent
#824BDC
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82