#3E8AAD#3E8AAD

#3E8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.092 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8AAD
RGB	rgb(62, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -12.46, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 28.31, 243.88°)
OKLab	oklab(60.04% -0.0577 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(60.04% 0.092 231)
XYZ	xyz(18.6150, 22.2163, 42.8342)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8AAD #AD613E

analogous

#3EAD98 #3E8AAD #3E52AD

triadic

#3E8AAD #AD3E8A #8AAD3E

tetradic

#3E8AAD #983EAD #AD613E #52AD3E

square

#3E8AAD #983EAD #AD613E #52AD3E

split-complementary

#3E8AAD #AD3E52 #AD983E

monochromatic

#1E4253 #2E6680 #3E8AAD #62A7C7 #8FC0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#3E8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#3E8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8AAD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8AAD	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.092 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7facc5',
    500: '#3e8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8aad;
$custom-light: #7facc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.919,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60036,
    "c": 0.09154,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.22218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8AAD

secondary

#C29885

accent

#7B51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8AAD

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

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