#3B98BD#3B98BD

#3B98BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.102 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B98BD
RGB	rgb(59, 152, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(197, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.03, -15.41, -27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.03, 31.23, 240.43°)
OKLab	oklab(64.03% -0.0683 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(64.03% 0.102 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2135, 27.0579, 52.1863)
Luminance	0.2706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B98BD #BD603B

analogous

#3BBDA1 #3B98BD #3B57BD

triadic

#3B98BD #BD3B98 #98BD3B

tetradic

#3B98BD #A13BBD #BD603B #57BD3B

square

#3B98BD #A13BBD #BD603B #57BD3B

split-complementary

#3B98BD #BD3B57 #BDA13B

monochromatic

#1E4D60 #2C728E #3B98BD #66B1CF #95C9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#3B98BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.41

#3B98BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B98BD

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B98BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B98BD	1.00	3.28	6.41	6.41
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8595BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7388BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b98bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 152, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.102 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80b6d1',
    500: '#3b98bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b98bd;
$custom-light: #80b6d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b98bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.077,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64032,
    "c": 0.1022,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B98BD

secondary

#C99C8B

accent

#754CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B98BD

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

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