#3CA9C5#3CA9C5
#3CA9C5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.105 H 218.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CA9C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 169, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.46, -21.69, -23.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.46, 31.83, 227.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% -0.082 -0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.105 218.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1253, 33.3648, 57.8757) |
| Luminance | 0.3337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.50
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.50
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CA9C5 #C5583C
analogous
#3CC59D #3CA9C5 #3C64C5
triadic
#3CA9C5 #C53CA9 #A9C53C
tetradic
#3CA9C5 #9D3CC5 #C5583C #64C53C
square
#3CA9C5 #9D3CC5 #C5583C #64C53C
split-complementary
#3CA9C5 #C53C64 #C59D3C
monochromatic
#1F5968 #2D8197 #3CA9C5 #6BBED3 #9AD3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#3CA9C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#3CA9C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CA9C5
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CA9C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CA9C5 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A4C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8496C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3ca9c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 169, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.105 218.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c2d6',
500: '#3ca9c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3ca9c5; $custom-light: #83c2d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3ca9c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 169,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.263,
"s": 54.15,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68488,
"c": 0.1046,
"h": 218.4
},
"luminance": 0.33368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CA9C5
secondary
#CD9C90
accent
#684ADE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183