#3C8AAA#3C8AAA

#3C8AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.090 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8AAA
RGB	rgb(60, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.07, -13.80, -23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.07, 27.67, 240.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.0601 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.09 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2048, 22.0380, 41.3168)
Luminance	0.2204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8AAA #AA5C3C

analogous

#3CAA93 #3C8AAA #3C53AA

triadic

#3C8AAA #AA3C8A #8AAA3C

tetradic

#3C8AAA #933CAA #AA5C3C #53AA3C

square

#3C8AAA #933CAA #AA5C3C #53AA3C

split-complementary

#3C8AAA #AA3C53 #AA933C

monochromatic

#1C4150 #2C657D #3C8AAA #5DA7C6 #8BC0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#3C8AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#3C8AAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8AAA

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8AAA	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.090 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc3',
    500: '#3c8aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8aaa;
$custom-light: #7dacc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.455,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59827,
    "c": 0.09001,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8AAA

secondary

#C09481

accent

#7850D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8AAA

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

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