#3D8AAB#3D8AAB

#3D8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.090 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D8AAB
RGB	rgb(61, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -13.29, -24.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 27.83, 241.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.059 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.09 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3607, 22.1074, 41.8197)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3D8AAB #AB5E3D

analogous

#3DAB95 #3D8AAB #3D53AB

triadic

#3D8AAB #AB3D8A #8AAB3D

tetradic

#3D8AAB #953DAB #AB5E3D #53AB3D

square

#3D8AAB #953DAB #AB5E3D #53AB3D

split-complementary

#3D8AAB #AB3D53 #AB953D

monochromatic

#1D4151 #2D667E #3D8AAB #5FA7C6 #8CC0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#3D8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#3D8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3D8AAB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3D8AAB	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.090 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eacc4',
    500: '#3d8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d8aab;
$custom-light: #7eacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 47.414,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59909,
    "c": 0.09032,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D8AAB

secondary

#C19683

accent

#7951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D8AAB

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

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