#328BAE#328BAE
#328BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.098 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #328BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 139, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.24, -14.63, -26.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.24, 29.88, 240.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.93% -0.0654 -0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.93% 0.098 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1849, 22.1973, 43.3623) |
| Luminance | 0.2220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.83
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.99
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.61
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.46
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 7.53
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#328BAE #AE5532
analogous
#32AE93 #328BAE #324DAE
triadic
#328BAE #AE328B #8BAE32
tetradic
#328BAE #9332AE #AE5532 #4DAE32
square
#328BAE #9332AE #AE5532 #4DAE32
split-complementary
#328BAE #AE324D #AE9332
monochromatic
#173F4F #24657E #328BAE #50AACD #80C1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#328BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#328BAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #328BAE
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##328BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##328BAE | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7989B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009597
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #328bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(50, 139, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.098 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aadc6',
500: '#328bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #328bae; $custom-light: #7aadc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#328bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 50,
"g": 139,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.935,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59931,
"c": 0.09803,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.22199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#328BAE
secondary
#C48E78
accent
#7349DF
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82