#3B96BE#3B96BE

#3B96BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.104 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B96BE
RGB	rgb(59, 150, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.47, -13.99, -28.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.47, 31.83, 243.92°)
OKLab	oklab(63.6% -0.0659 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(63.6% 0.104 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0005, 26.4578, 52.6526)
Luminance	0.2646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3B96BE #BE633B

analogous

#3BBEA5 #3B96BE #3B55BE

triadic

#3B96BE #BE3B96 #96BE3B

tetradic

#3B96BE #A53BBE #BE633B #55BE3B

square

#3B96BE #A53BBE #BE633B #55BE3B

split-complementary

#3B96BE #BE3B55 #BEA53B

monochromatic

#1E4C61 #2C718F #3B96BE #67B0D0 #95C8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#3B96BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#3B96BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B96BE

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B96BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B96BE	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8294C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7087BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b96be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 150, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.104 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b4d1',
    500: '#3b96be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b96be;
$custom-light: #80b4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b96be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.321,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63599,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B96BE

secondary

#CA9E8B

accent

#784CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B96BE

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

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