#3D96BC

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(63.6% 0.101 229.6), rgb(61, 150, 188).

Black text reads best on this color (6.28:1).

About this color

#3D96BC is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 230°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.28:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.101)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.28:1
White text	3.34:1

Values

HEX	#3D96BC
RGB	rgb(61, 150, 188)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.6% 0.101 229.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #3D96BC	3.34:1	AA large text	Lc -66.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #3D96BC	6.28:1	AA	Lc 43.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#3D96BC text on white	3.34:1	AA large text	Lc 60.6	Content text, not long reading
#3D96BC text on black	6.28:1	AA	Lc -41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF2

oklch(93.7% 0.014 231.2)
Step 200
200

#C8DDE8

oklch(88.5% 0.027 230.4)
Step 300
300

#A1C7DB

oklch(80.9% 0.049 231.1)
Step 400
400

#6AAAC8

oklch(70.6% 0.079 229.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#3D96BC

oklch(63.6% 0.101 229.6)
Step 600
600

#027EA7

oklch(55.6% 0.11 230.1)
Step 700
700

#006A8D

oklch(49.1% 0.098 229.8)
Step 800
800

#005774

oklch(42.7% 0.085 229.4)
Step 900
900

#11485E

oklch(37.8% 0.066 229.6)
Step 950
950

#0D2A37

oklch(27% 0.042 230.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#3D96BC with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8394BE	0.072
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7187BB	0.061
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A1A3	0.061
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8D8D8D	0.101