#3CACD2#3CACD2
#3CACD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.113 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CACD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 172, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 71%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 18.1%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, -19.10, -28.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 34.20, 236.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.76% -0.08 -0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.76% 0.113 224.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2441, 35.1156, 66.2497) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.50
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.10
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.71
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.89
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CACD2 #D2623C
analogous
#3CD2AD #3CACD2 #3C61D2
triadic
#3CACD2 #D23CAC #ACD23C
tetradic
#3CACD2 #AD3CD2 #D2623C #61D23C
square
#3CACD2 #AD3CD2 #D2623C #61D23C
split-complementary
#3CACD2 #D23C61 #D2AD3C
monochromatic
#1C6178 #2789AA #3CACD2 #6EC1DD #9FD6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#3CACD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#3CACD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CACD2
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CACD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CACD2 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A8D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8299D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cacd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 172, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.113 224.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4e0',
500: '#3cacd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cacd2; $custom-light: #85c4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cacd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 172,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.2,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6976,
"c": 0.11273,
"h": 224.8
},
"luminance": 0.35119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CACD2
secondary
#D5A594
accent
#6C42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183