#3C8DB2#3C8DB2

#3C8DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8DB2
RGB	rgb(60, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -12.83, -26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 29.60, 244.30°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0603 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.096 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4211, 23.2227, 45.5698)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8DB2 #B2613C

analogous

#3CB29C #3C8DB2 #3C52B2

triadic

#3C8DB2 #B23C8D #8DB23C

tetradic

#3C8DB2 #9C3CB2 #B2613C #52B23C

square

#3C8DB2 #9C3CB2 #B2613C #52B23C

split-complementary

#3C8DB2 #B23C52 #B29C3C

monochromatic

#1D4456 #2D6984 #3C8DB2 #61A9CA #8FC2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#3C8DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#3C8DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8DB2

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8DB2	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faec9',
    500: '#3c8db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8db2;
$custom-light: #7faec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.814,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60919,
    "c": 0.09599,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8DB2

secondary

#C49986

accent

#7A4FD9

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8DB2

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

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