#3B8FC3#3B8FC3
#3B8FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.112 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B8FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.60, -8.40, -34.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.60, 35.34, 256.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.18% -0.057 -0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.18% 0.112 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4726, 24.5125, 55.2189) |
| Luminance | 0.2452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.76
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.75
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.85
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.20
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.62
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B8FC3 #C36F3B
analogous
#3BC3B3 #3B8FC3 #3B4BC3
triadic
#3B8FC3 #C33B8F #8FC33B
tetradic
#3B8FC3 #B33BC3 #C36F3B #4BC33B
square
#3B8FC3 #B33BC3 #C36F3B #4BC33B
split-complementary
#3B8FC3 #C33B4B #C3B33B
monochromatic
#1F4A65 #2D6D94 #3B8FC3 #69AAD2 #98C5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#3B8FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#3B8FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B8FC3
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B8FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B8FC3 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778FC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6482C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b8fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.112 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81afd5',
500: '#3b8fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b8fc3; $custom-light: #81afd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b8fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.941,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62181,
"c": 0.11231,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.24515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B8FC3
secondary
#CCA68E
accent
#834BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83