#3C8CCC#3C8CCC
#3C8CCC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.124 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 140, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.16, -3.41, -40.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.16, 40.24, 265.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.98% -0.0507 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.98% 0.124 245.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1365, 24.0740, 60.5951) |
| Luminance | 0.2408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.91
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.10
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.79
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.23
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8CCC #CC7C3C
analogous
#3CCCC4 #3C8CCC #3C44CC
triadic
#3C8CCC #CC3C8C #8CCC3C
tetradic
#3C8CCC #C43CCC #CC7C3C #44CC3C
square
#3C8CCC #C43CCC #CC7C3C #44CC3C
split-complementary
#3C8CCC #CC3C44 #CCC43C
monochromatic
#1D4B70 #2A6CA1 #3C8CCC #6DA9D9 #9DC5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#3C8CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#3C8CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8CCC
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8CCC | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F8ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B80CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 140, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.124 245.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83addc',
500: '#3c8ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8ccc; $custom-light: #83addc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 140,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.667,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61982,
"c": 0.12432,
"h": 245.9
},
"luminance": 0.24076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8CCC
secondary
#D1AE92
accent
#8B46E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83