#3C8CBB#3C8CBB

#3C8CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.105 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8CBB
RGB	rgb(60, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -9.26, -31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 33.00, 253.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% -0.0561 -0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.105 237.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2077, 23.3025, 50.4369)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8CBB #BB6B3C

analogous

#3CBBAA #3C8CBB #3C4CBB

triadic

#3C8CBB #BB3C8C #8CBB3C

tetradic

#3C8CBB #AA3CBB #BB6B3C #4CBB3C

square

#3C8CBB #AA3CBB #BB6B3C #4CBB3C

split-complementary

#3C8CBB #BB3C4C #BBAA3C

monochromatic

#1E475E #2D698D #3C8CBB #66A8CE #95C2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#3C8CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#3C8CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8CBB

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8CBB	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.105 237.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80adcf',
    500: '#3c8cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8cbb;
$custom-light: #80adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.205,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61109,
    "c": 0.10528,
    "h": 237.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8CBB

secondary

#C8A18B

accent

#814DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8CBB

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

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