#3C9CBB#3C9CBB

#3C9CBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.099 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C9CBB
RGB	rgb(60, 156, 187)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(195, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.18, -18.06, -24.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.18, 30.24, 233.33°)
OKLab	oklab(64.94% -0.0726 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(64.94% 0.099 223)
XYZ	xyz(22.7179, 28.3229, 51.2737)
Luminance	0.2833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C9CBB #BB5B3C

analogous

#3CBB9A #3C9CBB #3C5CBB

triadic

#3C9CBB #BB3C9C #9CBB3C

tetradic

#3C9CBB #9A3CBB #BB5B3C #5CBB3C

square

#3C9CBB #9A3CBB #BB5B3C #5CBB3C

split-complementary

#3C9CBB #BB3C5C #BB9A3C

monochromatic

#1E4F5E #2D758D #3C9CBB #66B5CE #95CBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#3C9CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#3C9CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C9CBB

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C9CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C9CBB	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A98BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c9cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 156, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.099 223.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b9cf',
    500: '#3c9cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c9cbb;
$custom-light: #81b9cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c9cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.646,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64935,
    "c": 0.09929,
    "h": 223
  },
  "luminance": 0.28325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C9CBB

secondary

#C89A8B

accent

#704DDB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C9CBB

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

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