#3C90BE#3C90BE
#3C90BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.106 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C90BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 144, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.71, -10.51, -31.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.71, 33.04, 251.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% -0.0591 -0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.106 236.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1274, 24.6226, 52.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.2462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.04
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.77
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.97
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.01
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 6.13
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C90BE #BE6A3C
analogous
#3CBEAB #3C90BE #3C4FBE
triadic
#3C90BE #BE3C90 #90BE3C
tetradic
#3C90BE #AB3CBE #BE6A3C #4FBE3C
square
#3C90BE #AB3CBE #BE6A3C #4FBE3C
split-complementary
#3C90BE #BE3C4F #BEAB3C
monochromatic
#1F4961 #2D6D8F #3C90BE #68ABCF #96C5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#3C90BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#3C90BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C90BE
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C90BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C90BE | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A8FC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6882BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c90be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 144, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.106 236.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b0d1',
500: '#3c90be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c90be; $custom-light: #81b0d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c90be",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 144,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.231,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62203,
"c": 0.10607,
"h": 236.1
},
"luminance": 0.24625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C90BE
secondary
#CAA28C
accent
#7F4CDB
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82