#3182AE#3182AE

#3182AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.103 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3182AE
RGB	rgb(49, 130, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(201, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.46, -9.71, -30.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.46, 31.87, 252.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% -0.0568 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.103 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8862, 19.6723, 42.9434)
Luminance	0.1967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#3182AE #AE5D31

analogous

#31AE9B #3182AE #3143AE

triadic

#3182AE #AE3182 #82AE31

tetradic

#3182AE #9B31AE #AE5D31 #43AE31

square

#3182AE #9B31AE #AE5D31 #43AE31

split-complementary

#3182AE #AE3143 #AE9B31

monochromatic

#163B4E #245E7E #3182AE #4FA1CD #7FBADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#3182AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#3182AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3182AE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3182AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3182AE	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)

#6D81B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3182ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 130, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.103 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a6c6',
    500: '#3182ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3182ae;
$custom-light: #79a6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3182ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.12,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57715,
    "c": 0.10261,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3182AE

secondary

#C49277

accent

#7E48DF

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3182AE

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

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