#3BA9D3#3BA9D3
#3BA9D3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.115 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BA9D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 169, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 19.9%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.97, -17.32, -30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.97, 34.88, 240.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.07% -0.0772 -0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.07% 0.115 227.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7447, 34.0057, 66.7169) |
| Luminance | 0.3401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.33
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.16
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.47
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.07
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BA9D3 #D3653B
analogous
#3BD3B1 #3BA9D3 #3B5DD3
triadic
#3BA9D3 #D33BA9 #A9D33B
tetradic
#3BA9D3 #B13BD3 #D3653B #5DD33B
square
#3BA9D3 #B13BD3 #D3653B #5DD33B
split-complementary
#3BA9D3 #D33B5D #D3B13B
monochromatic
#1B5F79 #2686AB #3BA9D3 #6DBFDE #9FD5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#3BA9D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#3BA9D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BA9D3
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BA9D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BA9D3 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A6D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E97D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ba9d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 169, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.115 227.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c2e0',
500: '#3ba9d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ba9d3; $custom-light: #85c2e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ba9d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 169,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.579,
"s": 63.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69069,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 227.7
},
"luminance": 0.34009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BA9D3
secondary
#D6A694
accent
#6F41E6
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183