#338497#338497

#338497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.082 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338497
RGB	rgb(51, 132, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(191, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.20, -18.24, -17.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.20, 25.23, 223.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0665 -0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.082 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2001, 19.4391, 32.2232)
Luminance	0.1944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338497 #974633

analogous

#339778 #338497 #335297

triadic

#338497 #973384 #849733

tetradic

#338497 #783397 #974633 #529733

square

#338497 #783397 #974633 #529733

split-complementary

#338497 #973352 #977833

monochromatic

#14343C #245C69 #338497 #47A9C1 #74BFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#338497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#338497 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338497

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338497	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)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 132, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.082 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a8b5',
    500: '#338497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338497;
$custom-light: #77a8b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.4,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57206,
    "c": 0.08233,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338497

secondary

#B87C6D

accent

#694FD9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #338497

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

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