#3E8EAD#3E8EAD

#3E8EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.090 H 226.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8EAD
RGB	rgb(62, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -14.67, -23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 27.75, 238.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61% -0.062 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.09 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1994, 23.3853, 43.0290)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8EAD #AD5D3E

analogous

#3EAD94 #3E8EAD #3E56AD

triadic

#3E8EAD #AD3E8E #8EAD3E

tetradic

#3E8EAD #943EAD #AD5D3E #56AD3E

square

#3E8EAD #943EAD #AD5D3E #56AD3E

split-complementary

#3E8EAD #AD3E56 #AD943E

monochromatic

#1E4453 #2E6980 #3E8EAD #62AAC7 #8FC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#3E8EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#3E8EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8EAD

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8EAD	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)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.090 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc5',
    500: '#3e8ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8ead;
$custom-light: #7fafc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.757,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61003,
    "c": 0.09036,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8EAD

secondary

#C29685

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8EAD

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

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