#338AB5#338AB5

#338AB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.104 H 234.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338AB5
RGB	rgb(51, 138, 181)
HSL	hsl(200, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.25, -11.54, -30.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.25, 32.17, 248.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.05% -0.0613 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(60.05% 0.104 234)
XYZ	xyz(18.7909, 22.2148, 47.0047)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338AB5 #B55E33

analogous

#33B59F #338AB5 #3349B5

triadic

#338AB5 #B5338A #8AB533

tetradic

#338AB5 #9F33B5 #B55E33 #49B533

square

#338AB5 #9F33B5 #B55E33 #49B533

split-complementary

#338AB5 #B53349 #B59F33

monochromatic

#184156 #266685 #338AB5 #56A7CF #86C0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#338AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#338AB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338AB5

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338AB5	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7589B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637CB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 138, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.104 234.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7baccb',
    500: '#338ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338ab5;
$custom-light: #7baccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.846,
    "s": 56.034,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60051,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 234
  },
  "luminance": 0.22217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338AB5

secondary

#C6967D

accent

#7A48DF

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338AB5

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

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