#3C8CCB#3C8CCB
#3C8CCB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.123 H 245.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8CCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 140, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.11, -3.76, -39.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.11, 39.78, 264.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% -0.051 -0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.123 245.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0170, 24.0262, 59.9655) |
| Luminance | 0.2403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.83
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.09
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.53
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.95
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.18
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8CCB #CB7B3C
analogous
#3CCBC3 #3C8CCB #3C45CB
triadic
#3C8CCB #CB3C8C #8CCB3C
tetradic
#3C8CCB #C33CCB #CB7B3C #45CB3C
square
#3C8CCB #C33CCB #CB7B3C #45CB3C
split-complementary
#3C8CCB #CB3C45 #CBC33C
monochromatic
#1E4B6F #2A6C9F #3C8CCB #6CA8D8 #9DC5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#3C8CCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#3C8CCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8CCB
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8CCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8CCB | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708ECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C80CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8ccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.123 245.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82addb',
500: '#3c8ccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8ccb; $custom-light: #82addb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8ccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 140,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.434,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61929,
"c": 0.12314,
"h": 245.5
},
"luminance": 0.24029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8CCB
secondary
#D1AE92
accent
#8B47E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83