#3D8CC8#3D8CC8
#3D8CC8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.119 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3D8CC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(61, 140, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 30%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, -4.65, -38.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 38.36, 263.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.8% -0.0513 -0.1077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.8% 0.119 244.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7239, 23.9160, 58.1037) |
| Luminance | 0.2392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.74
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.17
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.45
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.35
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3D8CC8 #C8793D
analogous
#3DC8BE #3D8CC8 #3D46C8
triadic
#3D8CC8 #C83D8C #8CC83D
tetradic
#3D8CC8 #BE3DC8 #C8793D #46C83D
square
#3D8CC8 #BE3DC8 #C8793D #46C83D
split-complementary
#3D8CC8 #C83D46 #C8BE3D
monochromatic
#1F4B6C #2C6C9C #3D8CC8 #6DA8D6 #9CC5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#3D8CC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#3D8CC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3D8CC8
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3D8CC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3D8CC8 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718ECB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E80C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3d8cc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 140, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.119 244.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82add9',
500: '#3d8cc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3d8cc8; $custom-light: #82add9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3d8cc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 61,
"g": 140,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.899,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61804,
"c": 0.11924,
"h": 244.5
},
"luminance": 0.23918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3D8CC8
secondary
#CFAC92
accent
#8A49DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83