#316E9C#316E9C

#316E9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.096 H 244.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#316E9C
RGB	rgb(49, 110, 156)
HSL	hsl(206, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(206, 69%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, -4.32, -30.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 30.98, 261.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% -0.0421 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.096 244.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8410, 14.2038, 33.5109)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#316E9C #9C5F31

analogous

#319C94 #316E9C #31399C

triadic

#316E9C #9C316E #6E9C31

tetradic

#316E9C #94319C #9C5F31 #399C31

square

#316E9C #94319C #9C5F31 #399C31

split-complementary

#316E9C #9C3139 #9C9431

monochromatic

#142C3F #224D6D #316E9C #458EC5 #74AAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#316E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#316E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #316E9C

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##316E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##316E9C	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B659B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #316e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 110, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.096 244.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7597b9',
    500: '#316e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #316e9c;
$custom-light: #7597b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#316e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.794,
    "s": 52.195,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5194,
    "c": 0.0963,
    "h": 244.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#316E9C

secondary

#BB8F6D

accent

#8A4CDC

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #316E9C

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

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