#3179AE#3179AE

#3179AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.109 H 244.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3179AE
RGB	rgb(49, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(205, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, -4.46, -34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 34.90, 262.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% -0.0477 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.109 244)
XYZ	xyz(15.7410, 17.3820, 42.5617)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3179AE #AE6631

analogous

#31AEA4 #3179AE #313AAE

triadic

#3179AE #AE3179 #79AE31

tetradic

#3179AE #A431AE #AE6631 #3AAE31

square

#3179AE #A431AE #AE6631 #3AAE31

split-complementary

#3179AE #AE313A #AEA431

monochromatic

#16374E #24587E #3179AE #4F98CD #7FB4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#3179AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#3179AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3179AE

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3179AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3179AE	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3179ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.109 244.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fc6',
    500: '#3179ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3179ae;
$custom-light: #799fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3179ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.44,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55554,
    "c": 0.10893,
    "h": 244
  },
  "luminance": 0.17384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3179AE

secondary

#C49877

accent

#8848DF

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3179AE

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

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