#3E8AC3#3E8AC3
#3E8AC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.115 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E8AC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 138, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 29.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.22, -5.07, -36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.22, 36.83, 262.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.11% -0.0502 -0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.11% 0.115 244) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9217, 23.1390, 54.9828) |
| Luminance | 0.2314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.49
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.77
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.94
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.27
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.27
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E8AC3 #C3773E
analogous
#3EC3B9 #3E8AC3 #3E48C3
triadic
#3E8AC3 #C33E8A #8AC33E
tetradic
#3E8AC3 #B93EC3 #C3773E #48C33E
square
#3E8AC3 #B93EC3 #C3773E #48C33E
split-complementary
#3E8AC3 #C33E48 #C3B93E
monochromatic
#204867 #2E6995 #3E8AC3 #6DA6D2 #9BC3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#3E8AC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#3E8AC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E8AC3
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E8AC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E8AC3 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708BC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7EC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e8ac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.115 244.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82acd5',
500: '#3e8ac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e8ac3; $custom-light: #82acd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e8ac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 138,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.714,
"s": 52.569,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61114,
"c": 0.11458,
"h": 244
},
"luminance": 0.23141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E8AC3
secondary
#CCAA91
accent
#8A4CDC
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83