#3278B3#3278B3

#3278B3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.115 H 247.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3278B3
RGB	rgb(50, 120, 179)
HSL	hsl(207, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(207, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 33%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, -1.92, -37.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 37.60, 267.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% -0.0446 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.115 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1655, 17.3639, 45.1387)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3278B3 #B36D32

analogous

#32B3AE #3278B3 #3237B3

triadic

#3278B3 #B33278 #78B332

tetradic

#3278B3 #AE32B3 #B36D32 #37B332

square

#3278B3 #AE32B3 #B36D32 #37B332

split-complementary

#3278B3 #B33237 #B3AE32

monochromatic

#173853 #255883 #3278B3 #5396CF #83B4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#3278B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#3278B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3278B3

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3278B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3278B3	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3278b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 120, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.115 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a9eca',
    500: '#3278b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3278b3;
$custom-light: #7a9eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3278b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.442,
    "s": 56.332,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55626,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3278B3

secondary

#C69D7B

accent

#8D48E0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3278B3

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

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