#3161BD#3161BD

#3161BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.154 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3161BD
RGB	rgb(49, 97, 189)
HSL	hsl(219, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 16.05, -53.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 55.52, 286.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% -0.0219 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.154 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7233, 12.8749, 49.8434)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3161BD #BD8D31

analogous

#31A7BD #3161BD #4731BD

triadic

#3161BD #BD3161 #61BD31

tetradic

#3161BD #BD31A7 #BD8D31 #31BD47

square

#3161BD #BD31A7 #BD8D31 #31BD47

split-complementary

#3161BD #BD4731 #A7BD31

monochromatic

#182F5C #24488C #3161BD #5882D4 #88A6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#3161BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#3161BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3161BD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3161BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3161BD	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3161bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 97, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.154 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8dd1',
    500: '#3161bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3161bd;
$custom-light: #7c8dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3161bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5103,
    "c": 0.15419,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3161BD

secondary

#CAB180

accent

#AC46E2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F9

border

#CACBD2

text

#0B0C14

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3161BD

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

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