#3C81AF#3C81AF

#3C81AF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.099 H 240.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C81AF
RGB	rgb(60, 129, 175)
HSL	hsl(204, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(204, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 26.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, -7.03, -30.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 31.55, 257.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% -0.0486 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.099 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4487, 19.7545, 43.4426)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3C81AF #AF6A3C

analogous

#3CAFA3 #3C81AF #3C47AF

triadic

#3C81AF #AF3C81 #81AF3C

tetradic

#3C81AF #A33CAF #AF6A3C #47AF3C

square

#3C81AF #A33CAF #AF6A3C #47AF3C

split-complementary

#3C81AF #AF3C47 #AFA33C

monochromatic

#1D3E54 #2C5F81 #3C81AF #609FC8 #8DBAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#3C81AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#3C81AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C81AF

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C81AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C81AF	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C81B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C76AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c81af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 129, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.099 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ea5c7',
    500: '#3c81af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c81af;
$custom-light: #7ea5c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c81af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.09925,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C81AF

secondary

#C39D84

accent

#864FD8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C81AF

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

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