#3D8DAE#3D8DAE

#3D8DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.092 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3D8DAE
RGB	rgb(61, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.17, -13.98, -24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.17, 28.27, 240.38°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% -0.0612 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.092 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0863, 23.0959, 43.4883)
Luminance	0.2310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3D8DAE #AE5E3D

analogous

#3DAE96 #3D8DAE #3D54AE

triadic

#3D8DAE #AE3D8D #8DAE3D

tetradic

#3D8DAE #963DAE #AE5E3D #54AE3D

square

#3D8DAE #963DAE #AE5E3D #54AE3D

split-complementary

#3D8DAE #AE3D54 #AE963D

monochromatic

#1D4453 #2D6881 #3D8DAE #61A9C8 #8EC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#3D8DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#3D8DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3D8DAE

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3D8DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3D8DAE	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3d8dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(61, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.092 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7faec6',
    500: '#3d8dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3d8dae;
$custom-light: #7faec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3d8dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 61,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.522,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6077,
    "c": 0.09198,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3D8DAE

secondary

#C29785

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3D8DAE

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

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