#3E8FC6#3E8FC6
#3E8FC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.114 H 241.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E8FC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 143, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 27.8%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.83, -6.91, -35.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.83, 36.32, 259.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.43% -0.0543 -0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.43% 0.114 241.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9982, 24.7439, 57.0318) |
| Luminance | 0.2475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.50
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.31
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.49
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.98
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.28
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E8FC6 #C6753E
analogous
#3EC6B9 #3E8FC6 #3E4BC6
triadic
#3E8FC6 #C63E8F #8FC63E
tetradic
#3E8FC6 #B93EC6 #C6753E #4BC63E
square
#3E8FC6 #B93EC6 #C6753E #4BC63E
split-complementary
#3E8FC6 #C63E4B #C6B93E
monochromatic
#1F4C6A #2D6E99 #3E8FC6 #6DAAD4 #9CC6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#3E8FC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#3E8FC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E8FC6
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E8FC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E8FC6 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7690C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6382C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e8fc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 143, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.114 241.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83afd7',
500: '#3e8fc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e8fc6; $custom-light: #83afd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e8fc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 143,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.265,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62432,
"c": 0.11429,
"h": 241.7
},
"luminance": 0.24746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E8FC6
secondary
#CEAA92
accent
#864ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83