#338DAD#338DAD

#338DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.096 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338DAD
RGB	rgb(51, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, -15.92, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 29.26, 237.05°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0673 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.096 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4299, 22.7686, 42.9505)
Luminance	0.2277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338DAD #AD5333

analogous

#33AD90 #338DAD #3350AD

triadic

#338DAD #AD338D #8DAD33

tetradic

#338DAD #9033AD #AD5333 #50AD33

square

#338DAD #9033AD #AD5333 #50AD33

split-complementary

#338DAD #AD3350 #AD9033

monochromatic

#17404E #25667E #338DAD #51ACCC #81C2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#338DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#338DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338DAD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338DAD	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.096 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aaec5',
    500: '#338dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338dad;
$custom-light: #7aaec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.738,
    "s": 54.464,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60403,
    "c": 0.09619,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338DAD

secondary

#C38C79

accent

#714ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338DAD

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

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