#3B9EBF#3B9EBF

#3B9EBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.102 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B9EBF
RGB	rgb(59, 158, 191)
HSL	hsl(195, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(195, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.91, -17.99, -25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.91, 31.11, 234.68°)
OKLab	oklab(65.56% -0.0737 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(65.56% 0.102 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4306, 29.1425, 53.6703)
Luminance	0.2914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B9EBF #BF5C3B

analogous

#3BBF9E #3B9EBF #3B5CBF

triadic

#3B9EBF #BF3B9E #9EBF3B

tetradic

#3B9EBF #9E3BBF #BF5C3B #5CBF3B

square

#3B9EBF #9E3BBF #BF5C3B #5CBF3B

split-complementary

#3B9EBF #BF3B5C #BF9E3B

monochromatic

#1E5161 #2D7790 #3B9EBF #67B6D0 #96CCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#3B9EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#3B9EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3B9EBF

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B9EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3B9EBF	1.00	3.08	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b9ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 158, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.102 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bad2',
    500: '#3b9ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b9ebf;
$custom-light: #81bad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b9ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65561,
    "c": 0.10228,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B9EBF

secondary

#CA9B8C

accent

#704CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B9EBF

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

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