#3BA3CF#3BA3CF
#3BA3CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.114 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 163, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.03, -15.42, -31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.03, 34.67, 243.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.47% -0.0728 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.47% 0.114 230.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1588, 31.6262, 63.7452) |
| Luminance | 0.3163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.92
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.52
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 10.49
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.62
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA3CF #CF673B
analogous
#3BCFB1 #3BA3CF #3B59CF
triadic
#3BA3CF #CF3BA3 #A3CF3B
tetradic
#3BA3CF #B13BCF #CF673B #59CF3B
square
#3BA3CF #B13BCF #CF673B #59CF3B
split-complementary
#3BA3CF #CF3B59 #CFB13B
monochromatic
#1C5973 #2880A5 #3BA3CF #6CBADB #9DD1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#3BA3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#3BA3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA3CF
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA3CF | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA1D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7892CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 163, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.114 230.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bedd',
500: '#3ba3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba3cf; $custom-light: #84bedd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 163,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.838,
"s": 60.656,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6747,
"c": 0.11353,
"h": 230.1
},
"luminance": 0.31629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA3CF
secondary
#D3A693
accent
#7444E4
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183