#3F8AAB#3F8AAB

#3F8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.089 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3F8AAB
RGB	rgb(63, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.21, -12.93, -24.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.21, 27.56, 242.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.98% -0.0577 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(59.98% 0.089 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4862, 22.1721, 41.8256)
Luminance	0.2217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3F8AAB #AB603F

analogous

#3FAB96 #3F8AAB #3F54AB

triadic

#3F8AAB #AB3F8A #8AAB3F

tetradic

#3F8AAB #963FAB #AB603F #54AB3F

square

#3F8AAB #963FAB #AB603F #54AB3F

split-complementary

#3F8AAB #AB3F54 #AB963F

monochromatic

#1E4252 #2F667E #3F8AAB #62A7C5 #8FC0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#3F8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#3F8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3F8AAB

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3F8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3F8AAB	1.00	3.86	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009395

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3f8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(63, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.089 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7facc4',
    500: '#3f8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3f8aab;
$custom-light: #7facc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3f8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 63,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.333,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59982,
    "c": 0.08921,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3F8AAB

secondary

#C19785

accent

#7A52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #3F8AAB

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

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