#318CAF#318CAF

#318CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.099 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#318CAF
RGB	rgb(49, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 72%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.56, -14.98, -26.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.56, 30.12, 240.17°)
OKLab	oklab(60.19% -0.0666 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(60.19% 0.099 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3794, 22.5022, 43.9238)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#318CAF #AF5431

analogous

#31AF93 #318CAF #314DAF

triadic

#318CAF #AF318C #8CAF31

tetradic

#318CAF #9331AF #AF5431 #4DAF31

square

#318CAF #9331AF #AF5431 #4DAF31

split-complementary

#318CAF #AF314D #AF9331

monochromatic

#16404F #24667F #318CAF #4FABCE #7FC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#318CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#318CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #318CAF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##318CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##318CAF	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #318caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.099 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aadc7',
    500: '#318caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #318caf;
$custom-light: #7aadc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#318caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60193,
    "c": 0.09898,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#318CAF

secondary

#C48D78

accent

#7248E0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #318CAF

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

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