#3BA9CF#3BA9CF

#3BA9CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.112 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BA9CF
RGB	rgb(59, 169, 207)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(195, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.81, -18.62, -28.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.81, 33.88, 236.65°)
OKLab	oklab(68.89% -0.0787 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(68.89% 0.112 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2495, 33.8076, 64.1088)
Luminance	0.3381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BA9CF #CF613B

analogous

#3BCFAB #3BA9CF #3B5FCF

triadic

#3BA9CF #CF3BA9 #A9CF3B

tetradic

#3BA9CF #AB3BCF #CF613B #5FCF3B

square

#3BA9CF #AB3BCF #CF613B #5FCF3B

split-complementary

#3BA9CF #CF3B5F #CFAB3B

monochromatic

#1C5D73 #2885A5 #3BA9CF #6CBFDB #9DD4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#3BA9CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.76

#3BA9CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BA9CF

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BA9CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BA9CF	1.00	2.71	7.76	7.76
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94A6D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8097CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3ba9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 169, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.112 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c2dd',
    500: '#3ba9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3ba9cf;
$custom-light: #84c2dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3ba9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.405,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68891,
    "c": 0.11165,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.33811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BA9CF

secondary

#D3A393

accent

#6D44E4

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F7FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0C1215

muted

#7D8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BA9CF

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

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