#3E9FC4#3E9FC4

#3E9FC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.104 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E9FC4
RGB	rgb(62, 159, 196)
HSL	hsl(197, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.48, -16.45, -27.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.48, 31.87, 238.93°)
OKLab	oklab(66.11% -0.0712 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(66.11% 0.104 227)
XYZ	xyz(24.3445, 29.8032, 56.6834)
Luminance	0.2981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E9FC4 #C4633E

analogous

#3EC4A6 #3E9FC4 #3E5CC4

triadic

#3E9FC4 #C43E9F #9FC43E

tetradic

#3E9FC4 #A63EC4 #C4633E #5CC43E

square

#3E9FC4 #A63EC4 #C4633E #5CC43E

split-complementary

#3E9FC4 #C43E5C #C4A63E

monochromatic

#205468 #2E7A97 #3E9FC4 #6DB6D2 #9CCEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#3E9FC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#3E9FC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3E9FC4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E9FC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3E9FC4	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e9fc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 159, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.104 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bbd6',
    500: '#3e9fc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e9fc4;
$custom-light: #83bbd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e9fc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.567,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6611,
    "c": 0.10441,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.29806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E9FC4

secondary

#CDA291

accent

#734BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E9FC4

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

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