#338fbd

Color #338fbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#338fbd

RGB

rgb(51, 143, 189)

HSL

hsl(200, 57.5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 73%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(56.11, -11.6, -31.7)

LCH

lch(56.11, 33.76, 249.9)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1095, 234.55)

HWB

hwb(200, 20%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd6133

Analogous

#33bda6

#338fbd

#334abd

Triadic

#338fbd

#bd338f

#8fbd33

Split-complementary

#338fbd

#bd334a

#bda633

Tetradic

#338fbd

#6133bd

#bd6133

#8fbd33

Square

#338fbd

#a633bd

#bd6133

#4abd33

Shades

Color #338fbd mixed toward black.

#2b779e

#225f7e

#1a485f

#11303f

#091820

Tints

Color #338fbd mixed toward white.

#4ea4cf

#71b6d9

#95c8e2

#b8dbec

#dcedf5

Tones

Color #338fbd mixed toward gray.

#3f8bb2

#4a87a6

#56849b

#61808f

#6d7c84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869b3 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#635bb1 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#3caba9 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #338fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#338fbd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#338fbd (#338fbd) is rgb(51, 143, 189) in RGB.

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

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