#318DAB#318DAB

#318DAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.096 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#318DAB
RGB	rgb(49, 141, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.70, -16.87, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.70, 29.02, 234.45°)
OKLab	oklab(60.26% -0.0691 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(60.26% 0.096 223.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1392, 22.6409, 41.9343)
Luminance	0.2264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#318DAB #AB4F31

analogous

#31AB8C #318DAB #3150AB

triadic

#318DAB #AB318D #8DAB31

tetradic

#318DAB #8C31AB #AB4F31 #50AB31

square

#318DAB #8C31AB #AB4F31 #50AB31

split-complementary

#318DAB #AB3150 #AB8C31

monochromatic

#163F4C #23667B #318DAB #4DADCC #7DC3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#318DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#318DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #318DAB

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##318DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##318DAB	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #318dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 141, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.096 223.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79aec4',
    500: '#318dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #318dab;
$custom-light: #79aec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#318dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.754,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60255,
    "c": 0.0956,
    "h": 223.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#318DAB

secondary

#C28875

accent

#6E49DF

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #318DAB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →