#3E99C5#3E99C5
#3E99C5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.107 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3E99C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 153, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.74, -12.86, -30.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.74, 33.15, 247.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% -0.0647 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.107 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4519, 27.8352, 56.9493) |
| Luminance | 0.2784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.51
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.87
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.22
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.39
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.65
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3E99C5 #C56A3E
analogous
#3EC5AE #3E99C5 #3E55C5
triadic
#3E99C5 #C53E99 #99C53E
tetradic
#3E99C5 #AE3EC5 #C56A3E #55C53E
square
#3E99C5 #AE3EC5 #C56A3E #55C53E
split-complementary
#3E99C5 #C53E55 #C5AE3E
monochromatic
#205169 #2E7598 #3E99C5 #6DB2D3 #9CCBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#3E99C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#3E99C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3E99C5
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3E99C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3E99C5 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8397C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3e99c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 153, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.107 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83b7d6',
500: '#3e99c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3e99c5; $custom-light: #83b7d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3e99c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 62,
"g": 153,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.556,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64732,
"c": 0.10744,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.27838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3E99C5
secondary
#CDA591
accent
#7A4BDD
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083