#3C8EC1#3C8EC1
#3C8EC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.110 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8EC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 142, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, -8.36, -33.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 34.76, 256.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% -0.0561 -0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.11 239.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1584, 24.1546, 53.9890) |
| Luminance | 0.2416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.63
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.55
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.61
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.33
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8EC1 #C16F3C
analogous
#3CC1B2 #3C8EC1 #3C4BC1
triadic
#3C8EC1 #C13C8E #8EC13C
tetradic
#3C8EC1 #B23CC1 #C16F3C #4BC13C
square
#3C8EC1 #B23CC1 #C16F3C #4BC13C
split-complementary
#3C8EC1 #C13C4B #C1B23C
monochromatic
#1F4964 #2D6C92 #3C8EC1 #6AA9D1 #98C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#3C8EC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#3C8EC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8EC1
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8EC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8EC1 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768EC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6481C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8ec1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 142, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.110 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81afd4',
500: '#3c8ec1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8ec1; $custom-light: #81afd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8ec1",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 142,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.008,
"s": 52.569,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61879,
"c": 0.11039,
"h": 239.5
},
"luminance": 0.24157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8EC1
secondary
#CBA58E
accent
#834CDC
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83