#3C8CBE#3C8CBE

#3C8CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.108 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8CBE
RGB	rgb(60, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(203, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -8.24, -33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 34.18, 256.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.26% -0.0551 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(61.26% 0.108 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5322, 23.4323, 52.1460)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8CBE #BE6E3C

analogous

#3CBEAF #3C8CBE #3C4BBE

triadic

#3C8CBE #BE3C8C #8CBE3C

tetradic

#3C8CBE #AF3CBE #BE6E3C #4BBE3C

square

#3C8CBE #AF3CBE #BE6E3C #4BBE3C

split-complementary

#3C8CBE #BE3C4B #BEAF3C

monochromatic

#1F4761 #2D6A8F #3C8CBE #68A8CF #96C2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#3C8CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#3C8CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8CBE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8CBE	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.108 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80add1',
    500: '#3c8cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8cbe;
$custom-light: #80add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.077,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61258,
    "c": 0.10846,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8CBE

secondary

#CAA48C

accent

#834CDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8CBE

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

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