#3E8CBC#3E8CBC
#3E8CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.105 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E8CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 140, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, -8.60, -32.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 33.20, 254.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.23% -0.0545 -0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.23% 0.105 238.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4383, 23.4090, 51.0085) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.67
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.13
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.31
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.63
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.82
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E8CBC #BC6E3E
analogous
#3EBCAD #3E8CBC #3E4DBC
triadic
#3E8CBC #BC3E8C #8CBC3E
tetradic
#3E8CBC #AD3EBC #BC6E3E #4DBC3E
square
#3E8CBC #AD3EBC #BC6E3E #4DBC3E
split-complementary
#3E8CBC #BC3E4D #BCAD3E
monochromatic
#204760 #2F6A8E #3E8CBC #6AA8CE #98C2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#3E8CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#3E8CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E8CBC
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E8CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E8CBC | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768CBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e8cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 140, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.105 238.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81add0',
500: '#3e8cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e8cbc; $custom-light: #81add0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e8cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 140,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.857,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61228,
"c": 0.1054,
"h": 238.9
},
"luminance": 0.23411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E8CBC
secondary
#C9A48D
accent
#834EDA
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82