#3CADD2#3CADD2
#3CADD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.113 H 224.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3CADD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(60, 173, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 71%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.13, -19.62, -27.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.13, 34.12, 234.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.081 -0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.113 224) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4351, 35.4977, 66.3134) |
| Luminance | 0.3550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.38
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.57
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.19
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.49
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.85
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3CADD2 #D2613C
analogous
#3CD2AC #3CADD2 #3C62D2
triadic
#3CADD2 #D23CAD #ADD23C
tetradic
#3CADD2 #AC3CD2 #D2613C #62D23C
square
#3CADD2 #AC3CD2 #D2613C #62D23C
split-complementary
#3CADD2 #D23C62 #D2AC3C
monochromatic
#1C6178 #2789AA #3CADD2 #6EC2DD #9FD7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#3CADD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#3CADD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3CADD2
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3CADD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3CADD2 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A9D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849AD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3cadd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 173, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.113 224.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5e0',
500: '#3cadd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3cadd2; $custom-light: #85c5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3cadd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 60,
"g": 173,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.8,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69997,
"c": 0.11253,
"h": 224
},
"luminance": 0.35501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3CADD2
secondary
#D5A494
accent
#6B42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283