#3281AE#3281AE

#3281AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.103 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3281AE
RGB	rgb(50, 129, 174)
HSL	hsl(202, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.19, -8.99, -30.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.19, 32.06, 253.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% -0.0552 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.103 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8026, 19.4327, 42.9015)
Luminance	0.1943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3281AE #AE5F32

analogous

#32AE9D #3281AE #3243AE

triadic

#3281AE #AE3281 #81AE32

tetradic

#3281AE #9D32AE #AE5F32 #43AE32

square

#3281AE #9D32AE #AE5F32 #43AE32

split-complementary

#3281AE #AE3243 #AE9D32

monochromatic

#173B4F #245E7E #3281AE #50A0CD #80BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#3281AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#3281AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #3281AE

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3281AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##3281AE	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C81B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3281ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 129, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.103 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa5c6',
    500: '#3281ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3281ae;
$custom-light: #7aa5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3281ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 50,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.774,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57504,
    "c": 0.10278,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3281AE

secondary

#C49478

accent

#7F49DF

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #3281AE

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

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