#3BB8D4#3BB8D4
#3BB8D4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.113 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB8D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 184, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -24.77, -23.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 34.45, 224.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% -0.0915 -0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.113 216.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8228, 39.9606, 68.3633) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.61
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.33
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.48
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.87
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB8D4 #D4573B
analogous
#3BD4A3 #3BB8D4 #3B6CD4
triadic
#3BB8D4 #D43BB8 #B8D43B
tetradic
#3BB8D4 #A33BD4 #D4573B #6CD43B
square
#3BB8D4 #A33BD4 #D4573B #6CD43B
split-complementary
#3BB8D4 #D43B6C #D4A33B
monochromatic
#1B687A #2693AC #3BB8D4 #6DCADF #9FDCEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#3BB8D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#3BB8D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB8D4
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB8D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB8D4 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B2D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A3D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb8d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 184, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.113 216.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cde1',
500: '#3bb8d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb8d4; $custom-light: #86cde1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb8d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 184,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.98,
"s": 64.017,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7267,
"c": 0.11325,
"h": 216.1
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB8D4
secondary
#D6A094
accent
#5F41E7
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283