#3BADCE#3BADCE

#3BADCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.110 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3BADCE
RGB	rgb(59, 173, 206)
HSL	hsl(193, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(193, 71%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 16%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.96, -21.04, -25.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.96, 33.43, 231.00°)
OKLab	oklab(69.8% -0.083 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(69.8% 0.11 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.8832, 35.2700, 63.7188)
Luminance	0.3527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3BADCE #CE5C3B

analogous

#3BCEA5 #3BADCE #3B64CE

triadic

#3BADCE #CE3BAD #ADCE3B

tetradic

#3BADCE #A53BCE #CE5C3B #64CE3B

square

#3BADCE #A53BCE #CE5C3B #64CE3B

split-complementary

#3BADCE #CE3B64 #CEA53B

monochromatic

#1D5F72 #2988A3 #3BADCE #6CC1DA #9DD6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#3BADCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.05

#3BADCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #3BADCE

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3BADCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3BADCE	1.00	2.61	8.05	8.05
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A9D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#859ACE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B8B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3badce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.110 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c5dd',
    500: '#3badce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3badce;
$custom-light: #84c5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3badce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69799,
    "c": 0.11026,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.35273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3BADCE

secondary

#D3A192

accent

#6845E3

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #3BADCE

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

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