#3BACD9#3BACD9
#3BACD9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.119 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BACD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 172, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 73%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, -16.94, -31.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 36.07, 241.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.05% -0.0779 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.05% 0.119 228.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0755, 35.4412, 70.9407) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.59
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.65
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.13
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.72
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BACD9 #D9683B
analogous
#3BD9B7 #3BACD9 #3B5DD9
triadic
#3BACD9 #D93BAC #ACD93B
tetradic
#3BACD9 #B73BD9 #D9683B #5DD93B
square
#3BACD9 #B73BD9 #D9683B #5DD93B
split-complementary
#3BACD9 #D93B5D #D9B73B
monochromatic
#196381 #238BB4 #3BACD9 #6EC2E3 #A2D7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#3BACD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#3BACD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BACD9
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BACD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BACD9 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A9DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F9AD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bacd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 172, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.119 228.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c4e5',
500: '#3bacd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bacd9; $custom-light: #86c4e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bacd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 172,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.089,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70046,
"c": 0.1186,
"h": 228.9
},
"luminance": 0.35445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BACD9
secondary
#DAA996
accent
#6F3DEA
background
#F8FCFE
surface
#F0F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8184