#3C97C0#3C97C0

#3C97C0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.105 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C97C0
RGB	rgb(60, 151, 192)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 21.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.88, -13.72, -29.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.88, 32.15, 244.74°)
OKLab	oklab(63.96% -0.0656 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(63.96% 0.105 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4407, 26.8972, 53.8680)
Luminance	0.2690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C97C0 #C0653C

analogous

#3CC0A7 #3C97C0 #3C55C0

triadic

#3C97C0 #C03C97 #97C03C

tetradic

#3C97C0 #A73CC0 #C0653C #55C03C

square

#3C97C0 #A73CC0 #C0653C #55C03C

split-complementary

#3C97C0 #C03C55 #C0A73C

monochromatic

#1F4E63 #2D7291 #3C97C0 #69B0D0 #98C9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#3C97C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.38

#3C97C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C97C0

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C97C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C97C0	1.00	3.29	6.38	6.38
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8295C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7088BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c97c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 151, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.105 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b5d3',
    500: '#3c97c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c97c0;
$custom-light: #81b5d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c97c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.636,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63961,
    "c": 0.10467,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C97C0

secondary

#CAA08D

accent

#794CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C97C0

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

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