#3E99BA#3E99BA
#3E99BA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.098 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E99BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 153, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, -16.46, -25.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 29.97, 236.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.23% -0.0687 -0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.23% 0.098 225.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2372, 27.3494, 50.5519) |
| Luminance | 0.2735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.42
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.04
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.11
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.73
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.98
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E99BA #BA5F3E
analogous
#3EBA9D #3E99BA #3E5BBA
triadic
#3E99BA #BA3E99 #99BA3E
tetradic
#3E99BA #9D3EBA #BA5F3E #5BBA3E
square
#3E99BA #9D3EBA #BA5F3E #5BBA3E
split-complementary
#3E99BA #BA3E5B #BA9D3E
monochromatic
#1F4D5E #2F738C #3E99BA #68B2CD #96CADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#3E99BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#3E99BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E99BA
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E99BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E99BA | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8796BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7689BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e99ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 153, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.098 225.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b7ce',
500: '#3e99ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e99ba; $custom-light: #81b7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e99ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 153,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.968,
"s": 50,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64231,
"c": 0.09809,
"h": 225.5
},
"luminance": 0.27352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E99BA
secondary
#C89C8C
accent
#734EDA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082