#3172AE#3172AE

#3172AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.115 H 249.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3172AE
RGB	rgb(49, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, -0.25, -37.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 37.93, 269.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.0407 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.115 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9210, 15.7419, 42.2883)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3172AE #AE6D31

analogous

#31AEAB #3172AE #3133AE

triadic

#3172AE #AE3172 #72AE31

tetradic

#3172AE #AB31AE #AE6D31 #33AE31

square

#3172AE #AB31AE #AE6D31 #33AE31

split-complementary

#3172AE #AE3133 #AEAB31

monochromatic

#16334E #24537E #3172AE #4F91CD #7FAFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#3172AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#3172AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3172AE

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3172AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3172AE	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5775B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3172ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.115 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799ac6',
    500: '#3172ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3172ae;
$custom-light: #799ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3172ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.8,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53897,
    "c": 0.11513,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3172AE

secondary

#C49C77

accent

#9148DF

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3172AE

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

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