#3E8ACB#3E8ACB
#3E8ACB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.124 H 247.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E8ACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 138, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, -2.30, -40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 40.48, 266.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% -0.0478 -0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.124 247.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8505, 23.5105, 59.8748) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.90
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.93
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.58
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.67
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E8ACB #CB7F3E
analogous
#3ECBC6 #3E8ACB #3E43CB
triadic
#3E8ACB #CB3E8A #8ACB3E
tetradic
#3E8ACB #C63ECB #CB7F3E #43CB3E
square
#3E8ACB #C63ECB #CB7F3E #43CB3E
split-complementary
#3E8ACB #CB3E43 #CBC63E
monochromatic
#1E4B70 #2B6AA1 #3E8ACB #6EA7D8 #9EC4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#3E8ACB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#3E8ACB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E8ACB
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E8ACB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E8ACB | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#597FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e8acb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 138, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.124 247.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83abdb',
500: '#3e8acb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e8acb; $custom-light: #83abdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e8acb",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 138,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.66,
"s": 57.551,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61537,
"c": 0.12404,
"h": 247.3
},
"luminance": 0.23513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E8ACB
secondary
#D1B094
accent
#8E47E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83