#3182B6#3182B6
#3182B6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.111 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3182B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 130, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.83, -6.90, -34.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.83, 35.07, 258.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.13% -0.0541 -0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.13% 0.111 240.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6895, 19.9936, 47.1738) |
| Luminance | 0.2000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.52
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.05
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.16
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.44
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.48
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3182B6 #B66531
analogous
#31B6A8 #3182B6 #313FB6
triadic
#3182B6 #B63182 #82B631
tetradic
#3182B6 #A831B6 #B66531 #3FB631
square
#3182B6 #A831B6 #B66531 #3FB631
split-complementary
#3182B6 #B6313F #B6A831
monochromatic
#173D56 #246086 #3182B6 #53A0D1 #84BBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#3182B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#3182B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #3182B6
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3182B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3182B6 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A83B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5876B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3182b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 130, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.111 240.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aa6cc',
500: '#3182b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3182b6; $custom-light: #7aa6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3182b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 130,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.459,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58125,
"c": 0.1112,
"h": 240.9
},
"luminance": 0.19996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3182B6
secondary
#C7997C
accent
#8347E1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0B0F13
muted
#7C7F82