#316E99#316E99

#316E99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.093 H 242.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#316E99
RGB	rgb(49, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(205, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(205, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, -5.38, -29.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 29.62, 259.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% -0.0431 -0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.093 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5901, 14.1034, 32.1895)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#316E99 #995C31

analogous

#319990 #316E99 #313A99

triadic

#316E99 #99316E #6E9931

tetradic

#316E99 #903199 #995C31 #3A9931

square

#316E99 #903199 #995C31 #3A9931

split-complementary

#316E99 #99313A #999031

monochromatic

#132B3C #224D6B #316E99 #448FC3 #72AAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#316E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#316E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #316E99

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##316E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##316E99	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6498

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #316e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.093 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597b7',
    500: '#316e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #316e99;
$custom-light: #7597b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#316e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.808,
    "s": 51.485,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5178,
    "c": 0.09273,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#316E99

secondary

#BA8C6C

accent

#884DDB

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #316E99

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

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