#338498#338498

#338498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.083 H 217.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338498
RGB	rgb(51, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(192, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.23, -17.92, -17.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.23, 25.36, 225.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% -0.0661 -0.0499)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.083 217.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2817, 19.4717, 32.6527)
Luminance	0.1947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338498 #984733

analogous

#33987A #338498 #335298

triadic

#338498 #983384 #849833

tetradic

#338498 #7A3398 #984733 #529833

square

#338498 #7A3398 #984733 #529833

split-complementary

#338498 #983352 #987A33

monochromatic

#14343C #245C6A #338498 #47A9C1 #75BED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#338498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#338498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338498

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338498	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	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)

#778099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.083 217.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a8b6',
    500: '#338498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338498;
$custom-light: #77a8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.881,
    "s": 49.754,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57248,
    "c": 0.08287,
    "h": 217.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338498

secondary

#B97D6E

accent

#6A4FD9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #338498

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

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