#316D9E#316D9E

#316D9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.100 H 246.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#316D9E
RGB	rgb(49, 109, 158)
HSL	hsl(207, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(207, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 31%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, -3.00, -32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 32.33, 264.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% -0.0404 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.1 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9045, 14.0575, 34.3744)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#316D9E #9E6231

analogous

#319E98 #316D9E #31379E

triadic

#316D9E #9E316D #6D9E31

tetradic

#316D9E #98319E #9E6231 #379E31

square

#316D9E #98319E #9E6231 #379E31

split-complementary

#316D9E #9E3137 #9E9831

monochromatic

#142D41 #234D6F #316D9E #468DC6 #75A9D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#316D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#316D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #316D9E

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##316D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##316D9E	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48649D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #316d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 109, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.100 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7696bb',
    500: '#316d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #316d9e;
$custom-light: #7696bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#316d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.972,
    "s": 52.657,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51807,
    "c": 0.09958,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#316D9E

secondary

#BC916E

accent

#8D4CDC

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #316D9E

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

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