#3E8EA0#3E8EA0

#3E8EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.082 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8EA0
RGB	rgb(62, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(191, 44%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 61%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.98, -18.79, -16.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.98, 25.23, 221.88°)
OKLab	oklab(60.45% -0.0672 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(60.45% 0.082 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0022, 22.9064, 36.7235)
Luminance	0.2291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8EA0 #A0503E

analogous

#3EA081 #3E8EA0 #3E5DA0

triadic

#3E8EA0 #A03E8E #8EA03E

tetradic

#3E8EA0 #813EA0 #A0503E #5DA03E

square

#3E8EA0 #813EA0 #A0503E #5DA03E

split-complementary

#3E8EA0 #A03E5D #A0813E

monochromatic

#1C4048 #2D6774 #3E8EA0 #5CADC0 #88C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#3E8EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#3E8EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8EA0

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8EA0	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.082 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafbc',
    500: '#3e8ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8ea0;
$custom-light: #7dafbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.02,
    "s": 44.144,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60447,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8EA0

secondary

#BB8A7F

accent

#6B54D4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8EA0

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

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