#3E8BCC#3E8BCC
#3E8BCC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.124 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E8BCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 139, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.93, -2.53, -40.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.93, 40.53, 266.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% -0.0485 -0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.124 247.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1142, 23.8466, 60.5524) |
| Luminance | 0.2385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.06
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.08
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.23
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.49
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.97
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E8BCC #CC7F3E
analogous
#3ECCC6 #3E8BCC #3E44CC
triadic
#3E8BCC #CC3E8B #8BCC3E
tetradic
#3E8BCC #C63ECC #CC7F3E #44CC3E
square
#3E8BCC #C63ECC #CC7F3E #44CC3E
split-complementary
#3E8BCC #CC3E44 #CCC63E
monochromatic
#1E4B72 #2B6BA2 #3E8BCC #6EA8D9 #9FC5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#3E8BCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#3E8BCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E8BCC
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E8BCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E8BCC | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A80CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e8bcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 139, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.124 247.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83acdc',
500: '#3e8bcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e8bcc; $custom-light: #83acdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e8bcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 139,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.465,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6182,
"c": 0.12438,
"h": 247.1
},
"luminance": 0.23849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E8BCC
secondary
#D2B094
accent
#8D46E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83