#3C8CBA#3C8CBA

#3C8CBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.104 H 237.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8CBA
RGB	rgb(60, 140, 186)
HSL	hsl(202, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -9.60, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 32.62, 252.88°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0564 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.104 237.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1010, 23.2598, 49.8751)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8CBA #BA6A3C

analogous

#3CBAA9 #3C8CBA #3C4DBA

triadic

#3C8CBA #BA3C8C #8CBA3C

tetradic

#3C8CBA #A93CBA #BA6A3C #4DBA3C

square

#3C8CBA #A93CBA #BA6A3C #4DBA3C

split-complementary

#3C8CBA #BA3C4D #BAA93C

monochromatic

#1E465D #2D698C #3C8CBA #66A8CE #94C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#3C8CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#3C8CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8CBA

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8CBA	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.104 237.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adcf',
    500: '#3c8cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8cba;
$custom-light: #80adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.905,
    "s": 51.22,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6106,
    "c": 0.10424,
    "h": 237.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8CBA

secondary

#C8A18A

accent

#814DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8CBA

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

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