#3D8ABD#3D8ABD
#3D8ABD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.108 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3D8ABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(61, 138, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 27%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.91, -7.28, -33.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.91, 34.33, 257.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.77% -0.0527 -0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.77% 0.108 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1947, 22.8410, 51.4787) |
| Luminance | 0.2284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.84
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.25
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.45
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.67
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.40
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3D8ABD #BD703D
analogous
#3DBDB0 #3D8ABD #3D4ABD
triadic
#3D8ABD #BD3D8A #8ABD3D
tetradic
#3D8ABD #B03DBD #BD703D #4ABD3D
square
#3D8ABD #B03DBD #BD703D #4ABD3D
split-complementary
#3D8ABD #BD3D4A #BDB03D
monochromatic
#1F4660 #2E688F #3D8ABD #69A6CE #97C1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#3D8ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#3D8ABD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3D8ABD
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3D8ABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3D8ABD | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738ABF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617EBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3d8abd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 138, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.108 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81acd1',
500: '#3d8abd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3d8abd; $custom-light: #81acd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3d8abd",
"rgb": {
"r": 61,
"g": 138,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.906,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60772,
"c": 0.10825,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.22843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3D8ABD
secondary
#C9A58D
accent
#864DDB
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82