#3C98BD#3C98BD

#3C98BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.102 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C98BD
RGB	rgb(60, 152, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.06, -15.26, -27.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.06, 31.11, 240.63°)
OKLab	oklab(64.06% -0.0677 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(64.06% 0.102 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2733, 27.0888, 52.1891)
Luminance	0.2709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3C98BD #BD613C

analogous

#3CBDA2 #3C98BD #3C58BD

triadic

#3C98BD #BD3C98 #98BD3C

tetradic

#3C98BD #A23CBD #BD613C #58BD3C

square

#3C98BD #A23CBD #BD613C #58BD3C

split-complementary

#3C98BD #BD3C58 #BDA23C

monochromatic

#1F4D60 #2D738F #3C98BD #67B1CF #96C9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#3C98BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#3C98BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C98BD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C98BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C98BD	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8595BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7388BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c98bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 152, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.102 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b6d1',
    500: '#3c98bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c98bd;
$custom-light: #81b6d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c98bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.209,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64062,
    "c": 0.10173,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C98BD

secondary

#C99D8C

accent

#754DDB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C98BD

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

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