#3E99BD#3E99BD

#3E99BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.100 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E99BD
RGB	rgb(62, 153, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.41, -15.49, -26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.41, 30.74, 239.75°)
OKLab	oklab(64.37% -0.0676 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(64.37% 0.1 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5595, 27.4783, 52.2492)
Luminance	0.2748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3E99BD #BD623E

analogous

#3EBDA2 #3E99BD #3E5ABD

triadic

#3E99BD #BD3E99 #99BD3E

tetradic

#3E99BD #A23EBD #BD623E #5ABD3E

square

#3E99BD #A23EBD #BD623E #5ABD3E

split-complementary

#3E99BD #BD3E5A #BDA23E

monochromatic

#204E61 #2F748F #3E99BD #6AB2CE #98CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#3E99BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.50

#3E99BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E99BD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E99BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E99BD	1.00	3.23	6.50	6.50
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8696BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7489BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e99bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 153, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.100 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82b7d1',
    500: '#3e99bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e99bd;
$custom-light: #82b7d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e99bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.008,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64365,
    "c": 0.10046,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.27481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E99BD

secondary

#C99F8E

accent

#764EDA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E99BD

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

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