#3C798E#3C798E
#3C798E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.071 H 223.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C798E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 121, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 41%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 58%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.74, -13.32, -17.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.74, 21.92, 232.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.41% -0.0518 -0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.41% 0.071 223) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5814, 16.5871, 28.0718) |
| Luminance | 0.1659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.97
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.04
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.65
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.65
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.67
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C798E #8E513C
analogous
#3C8E7A #3C798E #3C508E
triadic
#3C798E #8E3C79 #798E3C
tetradic
#3C798E #7A3C8E #8E513C #508E3C
square
#3C798E #7A3C8E #8E513C #508E3C
split-complementary
#3C798E #8E3C50 #8E7A3C
monochromatic
#183038 #2A5463 #3C798E #529CB6 #7DB5C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#3C798E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#3C798E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3C798E
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C798E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C798E | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D768F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616D8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008080
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c798e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 121, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.071 223.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#799faf',
500: '#3c798e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c798e; $custom-light: #799faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c798e",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 121,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.366,
"s": 40.594,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54408,
"c": 0.07087,
"h": 223
},
"luminance": 0.16588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C798E
secondary
#B28474
accent
#7657D0
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF2F4
border
#C9CCCE
text
#0A0E10
muted
#7C7E7F