#3B9DC0#3B9DC0

#3B9DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.103 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#3B9DC0
RGBrgb(59, 157, 192)
HSLhsl(196, 53%, 49%)
HSVhsv(196, 69%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(69.3%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LABlab(60.65, -17.13, -26.35)
CIE-LCHlch(60.65, 31.43, 236.98°)
OKLaboklab(65.36% -0.0723 -0.0737)
OKLCHoklch(65.36% 0.103 225.6)
XYZxyz(23.3712, 28.8469, 54.1952)
Luminance0.2885 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#3B9DC0 #C05E3B
analogous
#3BC0A0 #3B9DC0 #3B5BC0
triadic
#3B9DC0 #C03B9D #9DC03B
tetradic
#3B9DC0 #A03BC0 #C05E3B #5BC03B
square
#3B9DC0 #A03BC0 #C05E3B #5BC03B
split-complementary
#3B9DC0 #C03B5B #C0A03B
monochromatic
#1E5062 #2D7791 #3B9DC0 #68B5D1 #97CCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10
#3B9DC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77
#3B9DC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B9DC0
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##3B9DC0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##3B9DC01.003.106.776.77
#FFFFFF3.101.0021.0021.00
#0000006.7721.001.001.00
##0000006.7721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9AC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #3b9dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 157, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.103 225.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bad3',
    500: '#3b9dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #3b9dc0;
$custom-light: #81bad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#3b9dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.789,
    "s": 52.988,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65365,
    "c": 0.10323,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#3B9DC0
secondary
#CA9D8C
accent
#724BDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8082

Preview Lab

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#3B9DC0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva