#3E8DBE#3E8DBE

#3E8DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.107 H 239.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8DBE
RGB	rgb(62, 141, 190)
HSL	hsl(203, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.88, -8.49, -32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.88, 33.69, 255.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.0548 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.107 239.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8022, 23.7894, 52.2007)
Luminance	0.2379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8DBE #BE6F3E

analogous

#3EBEAF #3E8DBE #3E4DBE

triadic

#3E8DBE #BE3E8D #8DBE3E

tetradic

#3E8DBE #AF3EBE #BE6F3E #4DBE3E

square

#3E8DBE #AF3EBE #BE6F3E #4DBE3E

split-complementary

#3E8DBE #BE3E4D #BEAF3E

monochromatic

#204962 #2F6B90 #3E8DBE #6BA8CF #99C3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#3E8DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#3E8DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8DBE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8DBE	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 141, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.107 239.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81aed1',
    500: '#3e8dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8dbe;
$custom-light: #81aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.969,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61563,
    "c": 0.10691,
    "h": 239.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8DBE

secondary

#C9A58E

accent

#834EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8DBE

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

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