#3E8AAE#3E8AAE

#3E8AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.092 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8AAE
RGB	rgb(62, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.30, -12.13, -25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.30, 28.62, 244.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% -0.0573 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.092 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7121, 22.2552, 43.3457)
Luminance	0.2226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8AAE #AE623E

analogous

#3EAE9A #3E8AAE #3E52AE

triadic

#3E8AAE #AE3E8A #8AAE3E

tetradic

#3E8AAE #9A3EAE #AE623E #52AE3E

square

#3E8AAE #9A3EAE #AE623E #52AE3E

split-complementary

#3E8AAE #AE3E52 #AE9A3E

monochromatic

#1E4254 #2E6681 #3E8AAE #62A7C7 #8FC0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#3E8AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#3E8AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8AAE

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8AAE	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.092 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7facc6',
    500: '#3e8aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8aae;
$custom-light: #7facc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.286,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60083,
    "c": 0.09245,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8AAE

secondary

#C29986

accent

#7C51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8AAE

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

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