#3C8ABB#3C8ABB

#3C8ABB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.107 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8ABB
RGB	rgb(60, 138, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(203, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.79, -8.12, -32.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.79, 33.60, 256.01°)
OKLab	oklab(60.64% -0.054 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.107 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9181, 22.7233, 50.3404)
Luminance	0.2273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8ABB #BB6D3C

analogous

#3CBBAC #3C8ABB #3C4ABB

triadic

#3C8ABB #BB3C8A #8ABB3C

tetradic

#3C8ABB #AC3CBB #BB6D3C #4ABB3C

square

#3C8ABB #AC3CBB #BB6D3C #4ABB3C

split-complementary

#3C8ABB #BB3C4A #BBAC3C

monochromatic

#1E465E #2D688D #3C8ABB #66A6CE #95C1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#3C8ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#3C8ABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8ABB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8ABB	1.00	3.79	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 138, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.107 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80accf',
    500: '#3c8abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8abb;
$custom-light: #80accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.15,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60636,
    "c": 0.10652,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8ABB

secondary

#C8A28B

accent

#844DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8ABB

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

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