#338EB0#338EB0

#338EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.098 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338EB0
RGB	rgb(51, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(71%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.26, -15.46, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.26, 29.92, 238.88°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% -0.0672 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.098 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8715, 23.1823, 44.5459)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338EB0 #B05533

analogous

#33B094 #338EB0 #3350B0

triadic

#338EB0 #B0338E #8EB033

tetradic

#338EB0 #9433B0 #B05533 #50B033

square

#338EB0 #9433B0 #B05533 #50B033

split-complementary

#338EB0 #B03350 #B09433

monochromatic

#184151 #256881 #338EB0 #53ACCD #82C3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#338EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#338EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338EB0

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338EB0	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.098 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bafc7',
    500: '#338eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338eb0;
$custom-light: #7bafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.32,
    "s": 55.066,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60784,
    "c": 0.09829,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338EB0

secondary

#C48F7B

accent

#7249DE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338EB0

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

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