#3182AD#3182AD

#3182AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.102 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3182AD
RGB	rgb(49, 130, 173)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 24.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.42, -10.06, -29.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.42, 31.49, 251.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% -0.0571 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.102 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7891, 19.6335, 42.4319)
Luminance	0.1963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3182AD #AD5C31

analogous

#31AD9A #3182AD #3144AD

triadic

#3182AD #AD3182 #82AD31

tetradic

#3182AD #9A31AD #AD5C31 #44AD31

square

#3182AD #9A31AD #AD5C31 #44AD31

split-complementary

#3182AD #AD3144 #AD9A31

monochromatic

#163A4E #235E7D #3182AD #4EA1CD #7EBADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#3182AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#3182AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3182AD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3182AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3182AD	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D81AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3182ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 130, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.102 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a6c5',
    500: '#3182ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3182ad;
$custom-light: #79a6c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3182ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.806,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57665,
    "c": 0.10159,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3182AD

secondary

#C39177

accent

#7D49DF

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3182AD

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

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