#3279AE#3279AE

#3279AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.109 H 244.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3279AE
RGB	rgb(50, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(206, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(206, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, -4.31, -34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 34.83, 262.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% -0.0471 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.109 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7898, 17.4071, 42.5639)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3279AE #AE6732

analogous

#32AEA5 #3279AE #323BAE

triadic

#3279AE #AE3279 #79AE32

tetradic

#3279AE #A532AE #AE6732 #3BAE32

square

#3279AE #A532AE #AE6732 #3BAE32

split-complementary

#3279AE #AE323B #AEA532

monochromatic

#17374F #24587E #3279AE #5098CD #80B4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#3279AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#3279AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3279AE

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3279AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3279AE	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)

#617AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3279ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.109 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fc6',
    500: '#3279ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3279ae;
$custom-light: #799fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3279ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.645,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55587,
    "c": 0.10852,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3279AE

secondary

#C49878

accent

#8949DF

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3279AE

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

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