#3C9FBD#3C9FBD

#3C9FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.100 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C9FBD
RGB	rgb(60, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(194, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(194, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.16, -19.01, -23.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.16, 30.52, 231.47°)
OKLab	oklab(65.74% -0.0749 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(65.74% 0.1 221.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4432, 29.4285, 52.5790)
Luminance	0.2943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C9FBD #BD5A3C

analogous

#3CBD9B #3C9FBD #3C5FBD

triadic

#3C9FBD #BD3C9F #9FBD3C

tetradic

#3C9FBD #9B3CBD #BD5A3C #5FBD3C

square

#3C9FBD #9B3CBD #BD5A3C #5FBD3C

split-complementary

#3C9FBD #BD3C5F #BD9B3C

monochromatic

#1F5160 #2D788F #3C9FBD #67B7CF #96CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#3C9FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.89

#3C9FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3C9FBD

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C9FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3C9FBD	1.00	3.05	6.89	6.89
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c9fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.100 221.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bbd1',
    500: '#3c9fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c9fbd;
$custom-light: #81bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c9fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.953,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65744,
    "c": 0.10028,
    "h": 221.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C9FBD

secondary

#C99A8C

accent

#6E4DDB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C9FBD

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

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