#338ccb

Color #338ccb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#338ccb

RGB

rgb(51, 140, 203)

HSL

hsl(204.9, 59.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.9, 74.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.9%, 31%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(55.86, -4.98, -40.03)

LCH

lch(55.86, 40.34, 262.91)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.1265, 243.68)

HWB

hwb(204.9, 20%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb7233

Analogous

#33cbbe

#338ccb

#3340cb

Triadic

#338ccb

#cb338c

#8ccb33

Split-complementary

#338ccb

#cb3340

#cbbe33

Tetradic

#338ccb

#7233cb

#cb7233

#8ccb33

Square

#338ccb

#be33cb

#cb7233

#40cb33

Shades

Color #338ccb mixed toward black.

#2b75a9

#225d87

#1a4665

#112f44

#091722

Tints

Color #338ccb mixed toward white.

#559fd4

#77b2dd

#99c6e5

#bbd9ee

#ddecf6

Tones

Color #338ccb mixed toward gray.

#408abe

#4c88b2

#5985a5

#668398

#72818c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6667be · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#615abb · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#3cb3b1 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #338ccb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#338ccb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#338ccb (#338ccb) is rgb(51, 140, 203) in RGB.

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

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