#3C8AAB#3C8AAB

#3C8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.091 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8AAB
RGB	rgb(60, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.11, -13.47, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.11, 27.96, 241.20°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0597 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.091 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2997, 22.0760, 41.8169)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8AAB #AB5D3C

analogous

#3CAB94 #3C8AAB #3C52AB

triadic

#3C8AAB #AB3C8A #8AAB3C

tetradic

#3C8AAB #943CAB #AB5D3C #52AB3C

square

#3C8AAB #943CAB #AB5D3C #52AB3C

split-complementary

#3C8AAB #AB3C52 #AB943C

monochromatic

#1C4150 #2C657E #3C8AAB #5EA7C6 #8BC0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#3C8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#3C8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8AAB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8AAB	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.091 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eacc4',
    500: '#3c8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8aab;
$custom-light: #7eacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.838,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59873,
    "c": 0.09085,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8AAB

secondary

#C19582

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8AAB

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

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