#338ab2

Color #338ab2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#338ab2

RGB

rgb(51, 138, 178)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 55.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 71.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(54.13, -12.57, -28.51)

LCH

lch(54.13, 31.16, 246.21)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.1015, 232.08)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 20%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b25b33

Analogous

#33b29b

#338ab2

#334ab2

Triadic

#338ab2

#b2338a

#8ab233

Split-complementary

#338ab2

#b2334a

#b29b33

Tetradic

#338ab2

#5b33b2

#b25b33

#8ab233

Square

#338ab2

#9b33b2

#b25b33

#4ab233

Shades

Color #338ab2 mixed toward black.

#2a7394

#225c77

#194559

#112e3b

#08171e

Tints

Color #338ab2 mixed toward white.

#49a2cb

#6db5d5

#92c7e0

#b6daea

#dbecf5

Tones

Color #338ab2 mixed toward gray.

#3e86a7

#48829d

#537e92

#5d7a88

#68767d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6565a9 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#6059a7 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#3ba2a1 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #338ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#338ab2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#338ab2 (#338ab2) is rgb(51, 138, 178) in RGB.

No, #338ab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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