#3E8EC2#3E8EC2

#3E8EC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.111 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8EC2
RGB	rgb(62, 142, 194)
HSL	hsl(204, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, -7.71, -34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 35.00, 257.28°)
OKLab	oklab(62% -0.0545 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(62% 0.111 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3935, 24.2629, 54.5842)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8EC2 #C2723E

analogous

#3EC2B4 #3E8EC2 #3E4CC2

triadic

#3E8EC2 #C23E8E #8EC23E

tetradic

#3E8EC2 #B43EC2 #C2723E #4CC23E

square

#3E8EC2 #B43EC2 #C2723E #4CC23E

split-complementary

#3E8EC2 #C23E4C #C2B43E

monochromatic

#204A66 #2F6C94 #3E8EC2 #6DA9D1 #9BC4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#3E8EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#3E8EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8EC2

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8EC2	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6481C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 142, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.111 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aed4',
    500: '#3e8ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8ec2;
$custom-light: #82aed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.636,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61996,
    "c": 0.11058,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8EC2

secondary

#CBA890

accent

#854CDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8EC2

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

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