#3C8498#3C8498

#3C8498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.078 H 218.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8498
RGB	rgb(60, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(193, 43%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(193, 61%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.53, -16.27, -17.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.53, 23.87, 227.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% -0.0605 -0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.078 218.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7800, 19.7286, 32.6761)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8498 #98503C

analogous

#3C987E #3C8498 #3C5698

triadic

#3C8498 #983C84 #84983C

tetradic

#3C8498 #7E3C98 #98503C #56983C

square

#3C8498 #7E3C98 #98503C #56983C

split-complementary

#3C8498 #983C56 #987E3C

monochromatic

#193840 #2B5E6C #3C8498 #55A6BC #81BDCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#3C8498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#3C8498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8498

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8498	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	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)

#778199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.078 218.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ba8b6',
    500: '#3c8498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8498;
$custom-light: #7ba8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.043,
    "s": 43.396,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57567,
    "c": 0.07756,
    "h": 218.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8498

secondary

#B78679

accent

#7055D3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8498

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

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