#3E698B#3E698B
#3E698B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.073 H 243.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E698B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 105, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 38%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 55%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.75, -4.53, -23.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.75, 23.72, 259.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.43% -0.032 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.43% 0.073 243.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6967, 12.9904, 26.3121) |
| Luminance | 0.1299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.02
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.14
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.91
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 4.43
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 4.48
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E698B #8B603E
analogous
#3E8B87 #3E698B #3E438B
triadic
#3E698B #8B3E69 #698B3E
tetradic
#3E698B #873E8B #8B603E #438B3E
square
#3E698B #873E8B #8B603E #438B3E
split-complementary
#3E698B #8B3E43 #8B873E
monochromatic
#182936 #2B4961 #3E698B #5489B3 #7EA6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#3E698B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#3E698B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E698B
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E698B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E698B | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A698D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#50618A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0B7175
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e698b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 105, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.073 243.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7993ad',
500: '#3e698b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e698b; $custom-light: #7993ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e698b",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 105,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.494,
"s": 38.308,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5043,
"c": 0.07257,
"h": 243.8
},
"luminance": 0.12991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E698B
secondary
#B08F75
accent
#8D5ACE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF1F4
border
#C9CBCE
text
#090D10
muted
#7B7E7F