#338BAA#338BAA

#338BAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338BAA
RGB	rgb(51, 139, 170)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70%, 18.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.10, -15.82, -23.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.10, 28.71, 236.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0664 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.094 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8506, 22.0693, 41.3415)
Luminance	0.2207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338BAA #AA5233

analogous

#33AA8D #338BAA #334FAA

triadic

#338BAA #AA338B #8BAA33

tetradic

#338BAA #8D33AA #AA5233 #4FAA33

square

#338BAA #8D33AA #AA5233 #4FAA33

split-complementary

#338BAA #AA334F #AA8D33

monochromatic

#173E4C #25657B #338BAA #50AACA #7FC1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#338BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#338BAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338BAA

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338BAA	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A88AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 139, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aadc3',
    500: '#338baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338baa;
$custom-light: #7aadc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.63,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59777,
    "c": 0.09434,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338BAA

secondary

#C28B77

accent

#714BDD

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338BAA

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

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