#3B9FBF#3B9FBF
#3B9FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.102 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3B9FBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 159, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.21, -18.52, -24.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.21, 31.05, 233.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0747 -0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.102 223) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6019, 29.4850, 53.7274) |
| Luminance | 0.2949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.15
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.15
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.89
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3B9FBF #BF5B3B
analogous
#3BBF9D #3B9FBF #3B5DBF
triadic
#3B9FBF #BF3B9F #9FBF3B
tetradic
#3B9FBF #9D3BBF #BF5B3B #5DBF3B
square
#3B9FBF #9D3BBF #BF5B3B #5DBF3B
split-complementary
#3B9FBF #BF3B5D #BF9D3B
monochromatic
#1E5161 #2D7890 #3B9FBF #67B7D0 #96CDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#3B9FBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#3B9FBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3B9FBF
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3B9FBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3B9FBF | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D9BC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8EBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3b9fbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 159, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.102 223.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bbd2',
500: '#3b9fbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3b9fbf; $custom-light: #81bbd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3b9fbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 159,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.545,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65801,
"c": 0.10211,
"h": 223
},
"luminance": 0.29488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3B9FBF
secondary
#CA9B8C
accent
#6F4CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182