#3C8CB9#3C8CB9

#3C8CB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.103 H 236.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8CB9
RGB	rgb(60, 140, 185)
HSL	hsl(202, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -9.94, -30.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 32.24, 252.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.01% -0.0567 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(61.01% 0.103 236.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9951, 23.2175, 49.3172)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8CB9 #B9693C

analogous

#3CB9A7 #3C8CB9 #3C4EB9

triadic

#3C8CB9 #B93C8C #8CB93C

tetradic

#3C8CB9 #A73CB9 #B9693C #4EB93C

square

#3C8CB9 #A73CB9 #B9693C #4EB93C

split-complementary

#3C8CB9 #B93C4E #B9A73C

monochromatic

#1E465D #2D698B #3C8CB9 #65A8CD #93C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#3C8CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#3C8CB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8CB9

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8CB9	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778BBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.103 236.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adce',
    500: '#3c8cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8cb9;
$custom-light: #80adce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61012,
    "c": 0.10321,
    "h": 236.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8CB9

secondary

#C7A089

accent

#804DDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8CB9

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

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