#3C9BE3#3C9BE3
#3C9BE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.139 H 245.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3C9BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 155, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 75%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.61, -4.04, -44.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.61, 44.56, 264.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.64% -0.0581 -0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.64% 0.139 245.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4446, 29.9462, 76.9919) |
| Luminance | 0.2995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 1.75
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.39
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.12
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 7.55
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3C9BE3 #E3843C
analogous
#3CE3D7 #3C9BE3 #3C48E3
triadic
#3C9BE3 #E33C9B #9BE33C
tetradic
#3C9BE3 #D73CE3 #E3843C #48E33C
square
#3C9BE3 #D73CE3 #E3843C #48E33C
split-complementary
#3C9BE3 #E33C48 #E3D73C
monochromatic
#155B90 #1C7DC5 #3C9BE3 #72B6EB #A7D2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#3C9BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#3C9BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3C9BE3
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3C9BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3C9BE3 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A9DE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#638EE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3c9be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 155, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.139 245.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87b8ec',
500: '#3c9be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3c9be3; $custom-light: #87b8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3c9be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 155,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.868,
"s": 74.888,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66637,
"c": 0.13861,
"h": 245.2
},
"luminance": 0.29949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3C9BE3
secondary
#E0B99B
accent
#8736F2
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F6FD
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1116
muted
#7E8084