#3BA6CA#3BA6CA
#3BA6CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.109 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 166, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, -18.66, -27.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 32.99, 235.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.96% -0.0776 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.96% 0.109 224.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0962, 32.4635, 60.7564) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.85
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.07
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.28
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.49
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA6CA #CA5F3B
analogous
#3BCAA6 #3BA6CA #3B5ECA
triadic
#3BA6CA #CA3BA6 #A6CA3B
tetradic
#3BA6CA #A63BCA #CA5F3B #5ECA3B
square
#3BA6CA #A63BCA #CA5F3B #5ECA3B
split-complementary
#3BA6CA #CA3B5E #CAA63B
monochromatic
#1E596D #2B809D #3BA6CA #6BBCD7 #9BD2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#3BA6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#3BA6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA6CA
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA6CA | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E94CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 166, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.109 224.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c0da',
500: '#3ba6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba6ca; $custom-light: #83c0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 166,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.105,
"s": 57.43,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67957,
"c": 0.10866,
"h": 224.5
},
"luminance": 0.32467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA6CA
secondary
#D0A191
accent
#6E47E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183