#3BC4E0#3BC4E0
#3BC4E0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.120 H 214.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BC4E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 196, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 73%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 74%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.41, -27.02, -24.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.41, 36.42, 222.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0984 -0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.12 214.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9924, 45.7873, 77.5002) |
| Luminance | 0.4579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.53
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.43
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.82
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.47
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BC4E0 #E0573B
analogous
#3BE0AA #3BC4E0 #3B71E0
triadic
#3BC4E0 #E03BC4 #C4E03B
tetradic
#3BC4E0 #AA3BE0 #E0573B #71E03B
square
#3BC4E0 #AA3BE0 #E0573B #71E03B
split-complementary
#3BC4E0 #E03B71 #E0AA3B
monochromatic
#16778B #1EA4C0 #3BC4E0 #70D4E8 #A5E4F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#3BC4E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#3BC4E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BC4E0
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BC4E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BC4E0 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0BEE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AADE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bc4e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 196, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.120 214.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6e9',
500: '#3bc4e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bc4e0; $custom-light: #88d6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bc4e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 196,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.182,
"s": 72.687,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76004,
"c": 0.11963,
"h": 214.7
},
"luminance": 0.45791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BC4E0
secondary
#DEA599
accent
#5738EF
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F1FAFD
border
#CBD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384