#3C88CE#3C88CE
#3C88CE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.130 H 249.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C88CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 136, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 34%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.10, -0.37, -42.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.10, 42.90, 269.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.18% -0.0462 -0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.18% 0.13 249.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8040, 23.0228, 61.6753) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.78
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.88
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.38
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.41
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.53
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C88CE #CE823C
analogous
#3CCECB #3C88CE #3C3FCE
triadic
#3C88CE #CE3C88 #88CE3C
tetradic
#3C88CE #CB3CCE #CE823C #3FCE3C
square
#3C88CE #CB3CCE #CE823C #3FCE3C
split-complementary
#3C88CE #CE3C3F #CECB3C
monochromatic
#1D4A73 #2969A4 #3C88CE #6DA6DA #9EC4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#3C88CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#3C88CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C88CE
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C88CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C88CE | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#688BD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#547ECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c88ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 136, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.130 249.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83aadd',
500: '#3c88ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c88ce; $custom-light: #83aadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c88ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 136,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.767,
"s": 59.836,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61175,
"c": 0.13025,
"h": 249.2
},
"luminance": 0.23025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C88CE
secondary
#D3B293
accent
#9145E3
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83