#3E738E#3E738E
#3E738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.071 H 232.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E738E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 115, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 39%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 56%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.96, -9.46, -20.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.96, 22.23, 244.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.01% -0.0431 -0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.01% 0.071 232.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9980, 15.2374, 27.8421) |
| Luminance | 0.1524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 3.69
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.09
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.71
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.23
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.26
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E738E #8E593E
analogous
#3E8E81 #3E738E #3E4B8E
triadic
#3E738E #8E3E73 #738E3E
tetradic
#3E738E #813E8E #8E593E #4B8E3E
square
#3E738E #813E8E #8E593E #4B8E3E
split-complementary
#3E738E #8E3E4B #8E813E
monochromatic
#192E39 #2B5163 #3E738E #5594B5 #7FAFC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#3E738E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#3E738E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #3E738E
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E738E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E738E | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66728F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B698E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e738e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 115, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.071 232.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7a9baf',
500: '#3e738e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e738e; $custom-light: #7a9baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e738e",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 115,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.25,
"s": 39.216,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53014,
"c": 0.0707,
"h": 232.4
},
"luminance": 0.15239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E738E
secondary
#B18A76
accent
#8159CF
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF2F4
border
#C9CCCE
text
#0A0E10
muted
#7C7E7F