#338CAB#338CAB

#338CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.095 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338CAB
RGB	rgb(51, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, -16.04, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 28.86, 236.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.07% -0.067 -0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(60.07% 0.095 225)
XYZ	xyz(18.0910, 22.3982, 41.8900)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338CAB #AB5233

analogous

#33AB8E #338CAB #3350AB

triadic

#338CAB #AB338C #8CAB33

tetradic

#338CAB #8E33AB #AB5233 #50AB33

square

#338CAB #8E33AB #AB5233 #50AB33

split-complementary

#338CAB #AB3350 #AB8E33

monochromatic

#173F4D #25657C #338CAB #50ABCB #7FC2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#338CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#338CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338CAB

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338CAB	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.095 225.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.5,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60067,
    "c": 0.09488,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338CAB

secondary

#C28B78

accent

#704ADD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338CAB

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

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