#316CA3#316CA3

#316CA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.107 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#316CA3
RGB	rgb(49, 108, 163)
HSL	hsl(209, 54%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(209, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, -0.58, -35.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 35.23, 269.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% -0.0379 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.107 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2376, 14.0210, 36.6519)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#316CA3 #A36831

analogous

#31A3A1 #316CA3 #3133A3

triadic

#316CA3 #A3316C #6CA331

tetradic

#316CA3 #A131A3 #A36831 #33A331

square

#316CA3 #A131A3 #A36831 #33A331

split-complementary

#316CA3 #A33133 #A3A131

monochromatic

#152E45 #234D74 #316CA3 #498BC8 #78A9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#316CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#316CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #316CA3

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##316CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##316CA3	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4364A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #316ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 108, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.107 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7795be',
    500: '#316ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #316ca3;
$custom-light: #7795be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#316ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.947,
    "s": 53.774,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51849,
    "c": 0.1068,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#316CA3

secondary

#BF9771

accent

#914BDD

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F7

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #316CA3

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

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