#33498B#33498B

#33498B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.113 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#33498B
RGB	rgb(51, 73, 139)
HSL	hsl(225, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(225, 63%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 13.50, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 41.65, 288.91°)
OKLab	oklab(42.34% -0.0048 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(42.34% 0.113 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.4064, 7.3323, 25.3934)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#33498B #8B7533

analogous

#33758B #33498B #49338B

triadic

#33498B #8B3349 #498B33

tetradic

#33498B #8B3375 #8B7533 #338B49

square

#33498B #8B3375 #8B7533 #338B49

split-complementary

#33498B #8B4933 #758B33

monochromatic

#121A31 #23315E #33498B #4361B8 #6E85CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#33498B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#33498B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #33498B

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##33498B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##33498B	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29518D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B498A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #33498b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 73, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.113 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747bad',
    500: '#33498b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #33498b;
$custom-light: #747bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#33498b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 46.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42337,
    "c": 0.11263,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#33498B

secondary

#B29F68

accent

#B552D6

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF4

border

#C8C8CE

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #33498B

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

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