#3C8CBD#3C8CBD
#3C8CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.107 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 140, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, -8.58, -32.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 33.78, 255.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% -0.0554 -0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.107 238.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4233, 23.3888, 51.5724) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.51
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.17
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.34
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.50
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.96
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8CBD #BD6D3C
analogous
#3CBDAE #3C8CBD #3C4CBD
triadic
#3C8CBD #BD3C8C #8CBD3C
tetradic
#3C8CBD #AE3CBD #BD6D3C #4CBD3C
square
#3C8CBD #AE3CBD #BD6D3C #4CBD3C
split-complementary
#3C8CBD #BD3C4C #BDAE3C
monochromatic
#1F4760 #2D6A8F #3C8CBD #67A8CF #96C2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#3C8CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#3C8CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8CBD
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8CBD | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#758CBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647FBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.107 238.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80add1',
500: '#3c8cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8cbd; $custom-light: #80add1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 140,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.791,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61208,
"c": 0.10739,
"h": 238.9
},
"luminance": 0.23391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8CBD
secondary
#C9A38C
accent
#834DDB
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82