#338CAC#338CAC

#338CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.096 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338CAC
RGB	rgb(51, 140, 172)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -15.70, -24.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 29.11, 237.36°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% -0.0667 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.096 225.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1867, 22.4365, 42.3939)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338CAC #AC5333

analogous

#33AC8F #338CAC #334FAC

triadic

#338CAC #AC338C #8CAC33

tetradic

#338CAC #8F33AC #AC5333 #4FAC33

square

#338CAC #8F33AC #AC5333 #4FAC33

split-complementary

#338CAC #AC334F #AC8F33

monochromatic

#173F4E #25667D #338CAC #51ABCB #80C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#338CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#338CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338CAC

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338CAC	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 140, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.096 225.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.868,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60113,
    "c": 0.09566,
    "h": 225.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338CAC

secondary

#C28C78

accent

#714ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #338CAC

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

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