#3278B4#3278B4

#3278B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.117 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3278B4
RGB	rgb(50, 120, 180)
HSL	hsl(208, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(208, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, -1.56, -38.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 38.08, 267.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% -0.0443 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.117 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2670, 17.4045, 45.6733)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3278B4 #B46E32

analogous

#32B4AF #3278B4 #3237B4

triadic

#3278B4 #B43278 #78B432

tetradic

#3278B4 #AF32B4 #B46E32 #37B432

square

#3278B4 #AF32B4 #B46E32 #37B432

split-complementary

#3278B4 #B43237 #B4AF32

monochromatic

#173854 #255884 #3278B4 #5496CF #84B4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#3278B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#3278B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3278B4

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3278B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3278B4	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3278b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 120, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.117 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a9ecb',
    500: '#3278b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3278b4;
$custom-light: #7a9ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3278b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.692,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55682,
    "c": 0.11667,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3278B4

secondary

#C69E7C

accent

#8E48E0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3278B4

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

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