#3E8CBB#3E8CBB

#3E8CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.104 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8CBB
RGB	rgb(62, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, -8.94, -31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 32.81, 254.19°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0548 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.104 238.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3309, 23.3660, 50.4427)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8CBB #BB6D3E

analogous

#3EBBAC #3E8CBB #3E4EBB

triadic

#3E8CBB #BB3E8C #8CBB3E

tetradic

#3E8CBB #AC3EBB #BB6D3E #4EBB3E

square

#3E8CBB #AC3EBB #BB6D3E #4EBB3E

split-complementary

#3E8CBB #BB3E4E #BBAC3E

monochromatic

#20475F #2F6A8D #3E8CBB #69A8CD #97C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#3E8CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#3E8CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8CBB

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8CBB	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.104 238.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81adcf',
    500: '#3e8cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8cbb;
$custom-light: #81adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.56,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61179,
    "c": 0.10434,
    "h": 238.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8CBB

secondary

#C8A38D

accent

#834EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8CBB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →