#3E8FAD#3E8FAD

#3E8FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.090 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E8FAD
RGB	rgb(62, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.77, -15.22, -23.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.77, 27.65, 236.60°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% -0.0631 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.09 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3489, 23.6842, 43.0789)
Luminance	0.2369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E8FAD #AD5C3E

analogous

#3EAD93 #3E8FAD #3E57AD

triadic

#3E8FAD #AD3E8F #8FAD3E

tetradic

#3E8FAD #933EAD #AD5C3E #57AD3E

square

#3E8FAD #933EAD #AD5C3E #57AD3E

split-complementary

#3E8FAD #AD3E57 #AD933E

monochromatic

#1E4553 #2E6A80 #3E8FAD #62ABC7 #8FC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#3E8FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#3E8FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E8FAD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E8FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E8FAD	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e8fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.090 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fafc5',
    500: '#3e8fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e8fad;
$custom-light: #7fafc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e8fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.216,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61245,
    "c": 0.09015,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E8FAD

secondary

#C29585

accent

#7551D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E8FAD

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

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