#338BAB#338BAB

#338BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.095 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338BAB
RGB	rgb(51, 139, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -15.49, -24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 28.96, 237.67°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% -0.066 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.095 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9456, 22.1073, 41.8415)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338BAB #AB5333

analogous

#33AB8F #338BAB #334FAB

triadic

#338BAB #AB338B #8BAB33

tetradic

#338BAB #8F33AB #AB5333 #4FAB33

square

#338BAB #8F33AB #AB5333 #4FAB33

split-complementary

#338BAB #AB334F #AB8F33

monochromatic

#173E4D #25657C #338BAB #50AACB #7FC1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#338BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#338BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338BAB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338BAB	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	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)

#7A88AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 139, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.095 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aadc4',
    500: '#338bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338bab;
$custom-light: #7aadc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59822,
    "c": 0.09512,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338BAB

secondary

#C28C78

accent

#724ADD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338BAB

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

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