#3198BF#3198BF

#3198BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.108 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3198BF
RGB	rgb(49, 152, 191)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.85, -16.13, -28.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.85, 32.82, 240.55°)
OKLab	oklab(63.85% -0.0726 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(63.85% 0.108 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8950, 26.8684, 53.3123)
Luminance	0.2687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3198BF #BF5831

analogous

#31BF9F #3198BF #3151BF

triadic

#3198BF #BF3198 #98BF31

tetradic

#3198BF #9F31BF #BF5831 #51BF31

square

#3198BF #9F31BF #BF5831 #51BF31

split-complementary

#3198BF #BF3151 #BF9F31

monochromatic

#184A5E #25718E #3198BF #59B2D4 #8AC9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#3198BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#3198BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3198BF

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3198BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3198BF	1.00	3.29	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8395C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7088BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3198bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 152, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.108 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db6d2',
    500: '#3198bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3198bf;
$custom-light: #7db6d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3198bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 49,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.479,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63845,
    "c": 0.10817,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.26871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3198BF

secondary

#CB9581

accent

#7145E2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #3198BF

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

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