#3E8AA2#3E8AA2

#3E8AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.083 H 221.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8AA2
RGB	rgb(62, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(194, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, -16.00, -19.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 25.42, 230.99°)
OKLab	oklab(59.55% -0.0619 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(59.55% 0.083 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5941, 21.8080, 37.4576)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8AA2 #A2563E

analogous

#3EA288 #3E8AA2 #3E58A2

triadic

#3E8AA2 #A23E8A #8AA23E

tetradic

#3E8AA2 #883EA2 #A2563E #58A23E

square

#3E8AA2 #883EA2 #A2563E #58A23E

split-complementary

#3E8AA2 #A23E58 #A2883E

monochromatic

#1C3F49 #2D6476 #3E8AA2 #5CA9C1 #89C0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#3E8AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#3E8AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8AA2

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8AA2	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.083 221.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacbd',
    500: '#3e8aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8aa2;
$custom-light: #7dacbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 44.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59547,
    "c": 0.08277,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8AA2

secondary

#BC8E80

accent

#7253D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8AA2

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

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