#338BAC#338BAC

#338BAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.096 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338BAC
RGB	rgb(51, 139, 172)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, -15.15, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 29.22, 238.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0656 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.096 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0412, 22.1456, 42.3454)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338BAC #AC5433

analogous

#33AC90 #338BAC #334EAC

triadic

#338BAC #AC338B #8BAC33

tetradic

#338BAC #9033AC #AC5433 #4EAC33

square

#338BAC #9033AC #AC5433 #4EAC33

split-complementary

#338BAC #AC334E #AC9033

monochromatic

#173F4E #25657D #338BAC #51AACB #80C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#338BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#338BAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338BAC

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338BAC	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 139, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.096 226.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59868,
    "c": 0.09592,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338BAC

secondary

#C28D78

accent

#724ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338BAC

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

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