#3B8FC2#3B8FC2
#3B8FC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.111 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B8FC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 143, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 26.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.55, -8.74, -33.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.55, 34.94, 255.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.13% -0.0574 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.13% 0.111 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3599, 24.4674, 54.6254) |
| Luminance | 0.2447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.89
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.91
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.94
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.25
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.64
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B8FC2 #C26E3B
analogous
#3BC2B2 #3B8FC2 #3B4BC2
triadic
#3B8FC2 #C23B8F #8FC23B
tetradic
#3B8FC2 #B23BC2 #C26E3B #4BC23B
square
#3B8FC2 #B23BC2 #C26E3B #4BC23B
split-complementary
#3B8FC2 #C23B4B #C2B23B
monochromatic
#1E4A64 #2D6C93 #3B8FC2 #69AAD1 #98C4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#3B8FC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#3B8FC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B8FC2
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B8FC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B8FC2 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778FC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6582C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b8fc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 143, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.111 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81afd4',
500: '#3b8fc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b8fc2; $custom-light: #81afd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b8fc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 143,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.667,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62131,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.2447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B8FC2
secondary
#CBA58E
accent
#824BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83