#3C96BD#3C96BD

#3C96BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C96BD
RGB	rgb(60, 150, 189)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.46, -14.17, -28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.46, 31.41, 243.19°)
OKLab	oklab(63.58% -0.0657 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(63.58% 0.102 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9515, 26.4451, 52.0818)
Luminance	0.2645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3C96BD #BD633C

analogous

#3CBDA4 #3C96BD #3C55BD

triadic

#3C96BD #BD3C96 #96BD3C

tetradic

#3C96BD #A43CBD #BD633C #55BD3C

square

#3C96BD #A43CBD #BD633C #55BD3C

split-complementary

#3C96BD #BD3C55 #BDA43C

monochromatic

#1F4C60 #2D718F #3C96BD #67B0CF #96C8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#3C96BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#3C96BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C96BD

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C96BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C96BD	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8294BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7087BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c96bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 150, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b4d1',
    500: '#3c96bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c96bd;
$custom-light: #81b4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c96bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.14,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63584,
    "c": 0.1024,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C96BD

secondary

#C99E8C

accent

#784DDB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C96BD

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