#3BADD2#3BADD2
#3BADD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.113 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BADD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 173, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 72%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -19.75, -27.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 34.23, 234.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0815 -0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.113 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3753, 35.4668, 66.3106) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.33
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.24
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.50
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.89
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BADD2 #D2603B
analogous
#3BD2AC #3BADD2 #3B61D2
triadic
#3BADD2 #D23BAD #ADD23B
tetradic
#3BADD2 #AC3BD2 #D2603B #61D23B
square
#3BADD2 #AC3BD2 #D2603B #61D23B
split-complementary
#3BADD2 #D23B61 #D2AC3B
monochromatic
#1B6177 #2789A9 #3BADD2 #6DC2DD #9FD7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#3BADD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#3BADD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BADD2
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BADD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BADD2 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 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)
#98A9D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839AD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3badd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 173, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.113 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5e0',
500: '#3badd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3badd2; $custom-light: #85c5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3badd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 173,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.702,
"s": 62.656,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69971,
"c": 0.11296,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.3547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BADD2
secondary
#D5A494
accent
#6A42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283