#3E9DC4#3E9DC4

#3E9DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.105 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E9DC4
RGB	rgb(62, 157, 196)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.89, -15.37, -28.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.89, 32.13, 241.42°)
OKLab	oklab(65.63% -0.0691 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(65.63% 0.105 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0034, 29.1210, 56.5697)
Luminance	0.2912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E9DC4 #C4653E

analogous

#3EC4A8 #3E9DC4 #3E5AC4

triadic

#3E9DC4 #C43E9D #9DC43E

tetradic

#3E9DC4 #A83EC4 #C4653E #5AC43E

square

#3E9DC4 #A83EC4 #C4653E #5AC43E

split-complementary

#3E9DC4 #C43E5A #C4A83E

monochromatic

#205368 #2E7897 #3E9DC4 #6DB5D2 #9CCDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#3E9DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#3E9DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E9DC4

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E9DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E9DC4	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e9dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 157, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.105 228.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bad6',
    500: '#3e9dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e9dc4;
$custom-light: #83bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e9dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.463,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65634,
    "c": 0.10501,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.29124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E9DC4

secondary

#CDA291

accent

#764BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E9DC4

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

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