#338BAF#338BAF

#338BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.098 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338BAF
RGB	rgb(51, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.30, -14.14, -26.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.30, 30.05, 241.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.01% -0.0645 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(60.01% 0.098 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3326, 22.2621, 43.8800)
Luminance	0.2226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338BAF #AF5733

analogous

#33AF95 #338BAF #334DAF

triadic

#338BAF #AF338B #8BAF33

tetradic

#338BAF #9533AF #AF5733 #4DAF33

square

#338BAF #9533AF #AF5733 #4DAF33

split-complementary

#338BAF #AF334D #AF9533

monochromatic

#174050 #256580 #338BAF #52A9CD #82C1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#338BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#338BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338BAF

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338BAF	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.098 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7badc7',
    500: '#338baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338baf;
$custom-light: #7badc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.419,
    "s": 54.867,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60007,
    "c": 0.09842,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338BAF

secondary

#C48F7A

accent

#754ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338BAF

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

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