#3C8FAD#3C8FAD

#3C8FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.091 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C8FAD
RGB	rgb(60, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.71, -15.57, -23.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.71, 27.93, 236.12°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0643 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.091 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2258, 23.6207, 43.0731)
Luminance	0.2362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C8FAD #AD5A3C

analogous

#3CAD92 #3C8FAD #3C56AD

triadic

#3C8FAD #AD3C8F #8FAD3C

tetradic

#3C8FAD #923CAD #AD5A3C #56AD3C

square

#3C8FAD #923CAD #AD5A3C #56AD3C

split-complementary

#3C8FAD #AD3C56 #AD923C

monochromatic

#1C4452 #2C6980 #3C8FAD #5FACC7 #8CC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#3C8FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#3C8FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C8FAD

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C8FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C8FAD	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c8fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.091 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eafc5',
    500: '#3c8fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c8fad;
$custom-light: #7eafc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c8fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.929,
    "s": 48.498,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61175,
    "c": 0.09124,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C8FAD

secondary

#C29483

accent

#7450D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C8FAD

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

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