#3E8AB2#3E8AB2

#3E8AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.096 H 234.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8AB2
RGB	rgb(62, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.46, -10.81, -27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.46, 29.98, 248.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.27% -0.0558 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(60.27% 0.096 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1078, 22.4135, 45.4301)
Luminance	0.2241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8AB2 #B2663E

analogous

#3EB2A0 #3E8AB2 #3E50B2

triadic

#3E8AB2 #B23E8A #8AB23E

tetradic

#3E8AB2 #A03EB2 #B2663E #50B23E

square

#3E8AB2 #A03EB2 #B2663E #50B23E

split-complementary

#3E8AB2 #B23E50 #B2A03E

monochromatic

#1E4457 #2E6785 #3E8AB2 #64A6C9 #92C0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#3E8AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#3E8AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8AB2

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8AB2	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7789B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.096 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7facc9',
    500: '#3e8ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8ab2;
$custom-light: #7facc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6027,
    "c": 0.09625,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8AB2

secondary

#C49D88

accent

#7F50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8AB2

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

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