#3BA4CD#3BA4CD

#3BA4CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.112 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA4CD
RGB	rgb(59, 164, 205)
HSL	hsl(197, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.25, -16.62, -29.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.25, 33.95, 240.69°)
OKLab	oklab(67.62% -0.0745 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(67.62% 0.112 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.0941, 31.8855, 62.5251)
Luminance	0.3189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA4CD #CD643B

analogous

#3BCDAD #3BA4CD #3B5BCD

triadic

#3BA4CD #CD3BA4 #A4CD3B

tetradic

#3BA4CD #AD3BCD #CD643B #5BCD3B

square

#3BA4CD #AD3BCD #CD643B #5BCD3B

split-complementary

#3BA4CD #CD3B5B #CDAD3B

monochromatic

#1D5971 #2980A2 #3BA4CD #6CBBD9 #9DD1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.85

#3BA4CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.38

#3BA4CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA4CD

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA4CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA4CD	1.00	2.85	7.38	7.38
#FFFFFF	2.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA1CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B93CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba4cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 164, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.112 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bfdc',
    500: '#3ba4cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba4cd;
$custom-light: #83bfdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba4cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.849,
    "s": 59.35,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67616,
    "c": 0.1115,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.31889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA4CD

secondary

#D2A492

accent

#7145E3

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F7FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0C1215

muted

#7D8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA4CD

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

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