#3E8FAB#3E8FAB

#3E8FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.089 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8FAB
RGB	rgb(62, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -15.86, -22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 27.17, 234.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% -0.0638 -0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.089 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1568, 23.6073, 42.0673)
Luminance	0.2361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8FAB #AB5A3E

analogous

#3EAB90 #3E8FAB #3E58AB

triadic

#3E8FAB #AB3E8F #8FAB3E

tetradic

#3E8FAB #903EAB #AB5A3E #58AB3E

square

#3E8FAB #903EAB #AB5A3E #58AB3E

split-complementary

#3E8FAB #AB3E58 #AB903E

monochromatic

#1D4451 #2E697E #3E8FAB #61ACC6 #8EC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#3E8FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#3E8FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8FAB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8FAB	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.089 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb0c4',
    500: '#3e8fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8fab;
$custom-light: #7fb0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.413,
    "s": 46.781,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61157,
    "c": 0.08864,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8FAB

secondary

#C19484

accent

#7451D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8FAB

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

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