#338AB2#338AB2

#338AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.102 H 232.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338AB2
RGB	rgb(51, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.13, -12.57, -28.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.13, 31.16, 246.21°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.0624 -0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.102 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4864, 22.0930, 45.4009)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338AB2 #B25B33

analogous

#33B29B #338AB2 #334AB2

triadic

#338AB2 #B2338A #8AB233

tetradic

#338AB2 #9B33B2 #B25B33 #4AB233

square

#338AB2 #9B33B2 #B25B33 #4AB233

split-complementary

#338AB2 #B2334A #B29B33

monochromatic

#184053 #256582 #338AB2 #54A8CE #84C0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#338AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#338AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338AB2

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338AB2	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7688B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.102 232.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bacc9',
    500: '#338ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338ab2;
$custom-light: #7bacc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.898,
    "s": 55.459,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59906,
    "c": 0.10151,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338AB2

secondary

#C5937C

accent

#7849DF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338AB2

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

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