#3B99C2#3B99C2

#3B99C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.106 H 230.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B99C2
RGB	rgb(59, 153, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(198, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.53, -14.31, -29.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.53, 32.52, 243.90°)
OKLab	oklab(64.5% -0.0675 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(64.5% 0.106 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9286, 27.6048, 55.1483)
Luminance	0.2761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B99C2 #C2643B

analogous

#3BC2A8 #3B99C2 #3B56C2

triadic

#3B99C2 #C23B99 #99C23B

tetradic

#3B99C2 #A83BC2 #C2643B #56C23B

square

#3B99C2 #A83BC2 #C2643B #56C23B

split-complementary

#3B99C2 #C23B56 #C2A83B

monochromatic

#1E4F64 #2D7493 #3B99C2 #69B2D1 #98CAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#3B99C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#3B99C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B99C2

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B99C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B99C2	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8497C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7289C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b99c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 153, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.106 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b7d4',
    500: '#3b99c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b99c2;
$custom-light: #81b7d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b99c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.222,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64499,
    "c": 0.10611,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B99C2

secondary

#CBA08E

accent

#774BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B99C2

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

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