#3BADC8#3BADC8
#3BADC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.107 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BADC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.74, -22.95, -23.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.74, 32.49, 225.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% -0.0853 -0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.107 216.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1682, 34.9840, 59.9531) |
| Luminance | 0.3499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.71
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.73
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.33
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BADC8 #C8563B
analogous
#3BC89C #3BADC8 #3B67C8
triadic
#3BADC8 #C83BAD #ADC83B
tetradic
#3BADC8 #9C3BC8 #C8563B #67C83B
square
#3BADC8 #9C3BC8 #C8563B #67C83B
split-complementary
#3BADC8 #C83B67 #C89C3B
monochromatic
#1E5C6B #2B859A #3BADC8 #6BC1D5 #9BD5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#3BADC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#3BADC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BADC8
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BADC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BADC8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA8C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8799C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3badc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.107 216.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c5d8',
500: '#3badc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3badc8; $custom-light: #83c5d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3badc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.489,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69547,
"c": 0.10673,
"h": 216.9
},
"luminance": 0.34987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BADC8
secondary
#CF9C90
accent
#6548DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283