#338FAE#338FAE

#338FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338FAE
RGB	rgb(51, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -16.67, -24.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 29.32, 235.35°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% -0.069 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.096 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8246, 23.4026, 43.5612)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338FAE #AE5233

analogous

#33AE90 #338FAE #3352AE

triadic

#338FAE #AE338F #8FAE33

tetradic

#338FAE #9033AE #AE5233 #52AE33

square

#338FAE #9033AE #AE5233 #52AE33

split-complementary

#338FAE #AE3352 #AE9033

monochromatic

#17414F #25687F #338FAE #52ADCC #81C4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#338FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#338FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338FAE

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338FAE	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bb0c6',
    500: '#338fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338fae;
$custom-light: #7bb0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.122,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60938,
    "c": 0.09649,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338FAE

secondary

#C38C79

accent

#6F4ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338FAE

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

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