#338AAB#338AAB

#338AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.095 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338AAB
RGB	rgb(51, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.83, -14.94, -24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.83, 29.08, 239.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% -0.065 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.095 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8014, 21.8190, 41.7935)
Luminance	0.2182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338AAB #AB5433

analogous

#33AB90 #338AAB #334EAB

triadic

#338AAB #AB338A #8AAB33

tetradic

#338AAB #9033AB #AB5433 #4EAB33

square

#338AAB #9033AB #AB5433 #4EAB33

split-complementary

#338AAB #AB334E #AB9033

monochromatic

#173E4D #25647C #338AAB #50A9CB #7FC0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#338AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#338AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338AAB

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338AAB	1.00	3.91	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.095 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aacc4',
    500: '#338aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338aab;
$custom-light: #7aacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.5,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59578,
    "c": 0.09539,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338AAB

secondary

#C28C78

accent

#734ADD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338AAB

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

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