#3CADD1#3CADD1
#3CADD1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.112 H 223.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CADD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 173, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 71%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -19.94, -27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 33.91, 233.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0814 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.112 223.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3109, 35.4480, 65.6593) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.08
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.82
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.18
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.56
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.00
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CADD1 #D1603C
analogous
#3CD1AB #3CADD1 #3C62D1
triadic
#3CADD1 #D13CAD #ADD13C
tetradic
#3CADD1 #AB3CD1 #D1603C #62D13C
square
#3CADD1 #AB3CD1 #D1603C #62D13C
split-complementary
#3CADD1 #D13C62 #D1AB3C
monochromatic
#1C6177 #2889A8 #3CADD1 #6EC2DD #9FD7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#3CADD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#3CADD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CADD1
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CADD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CADD1 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A9D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849AD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cadd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 173, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.112 223.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5df',
500: '#3cadd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cadd1; $custom-light: #85c5df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cadd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 173,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.497,
"s": 61.826,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69954,
"c": 0.11183,
"h": 223.3
},
"luminance": 0.35451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CADD1
secondary
#D5A494
accent
#6A43E5
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283