#3BACC3#3BACC3
#3BACC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.104 H 214.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, -24.00, -20.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 31.87, 221.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.1% -0.0863 -0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.104 214.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4023, 34.3720, 56.8622) |
| Luminance | 0.3438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.59
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.99
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 11.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACC3 #C3523B
analogous
#3BC396 #3BACC3 #3B68C3
triadic
#3BACC3 #C33BAC #ACC33B
tetradic
#3BACC3 #963BC3 #C3523B #68C33B
square
#3BACC3 #963BC3 #C3523B #68C33B
split-complementary
#3BACC3 #C33B68 #C3963B
monochromatic
#1F5965 #2D8394 #3BACC3 #69C0D2 #98D4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#3BACC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#3BACC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACC3
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACC3 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA6C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8898C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.104 214.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c5d5',
500: '#3bacc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacc3; $custom-light: #83c5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.147,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69102,
"c": 0.10418,
"h": 214.1
},
"luminance": 0.34375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACC3
secondary
#CC998E
accent
#644BDD
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283