#3C8FCC#3C8FCC
#3C8FCC is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.122 H 243.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C8FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 143, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -5.15, -38.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 39.05, 262.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% -0.0536 -0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.122 243.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5808, 24.9627, 60.7433) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.35
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.37
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.47
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.87
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C8FCC #CC793C
analogous
#3CCCC1 #3C8FCC #3C47CC
triadic
#3C8FCC #CC3C8F #8FCC3C
tetradic
#3C8FCC #C13CCC #CC793C #47CC3C
square
#3C8FCC #C13CCC #CC793C #47CC3C
split-complementary
#3C8FCC #CC3C47 #CCC13C
monochromatic
#1D4D70 #2A6EA1 #3C8FCC #6DABD9 #9DC7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#3C8FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#3C8FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C8FCC
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C8FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C8FCC | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7391CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F83CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c8fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 143, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.122 243.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83afdc',
500: '#3c8fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c8fcc; $custom-light: #83afdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c8fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 143,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.417,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62674,
"c": 0.1219,
"h": 243.9
},
"luminance": 0.24965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C8FCC
secondary
#D1AD92
accent
#8846E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83