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Recognised as Colour

#338EB3

  • #338EB3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#338EB3 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 142, 179 and HSL 197°, 56%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#338EB3#338EB3
HEX#338EB3
RGBrgb(51, 142, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5569, 0.702
RGB percentages20%, 55.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(197.3, 55.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 71.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,378,867
CSS custom property--colour: #338EB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#CC714C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#697FB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#00989Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3Dark cyan · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B35833
Analogous#33B398, #334EB3
Triadic#B3338E, #8EB333
Split complementary#B3334E, #B39833
Tetradic#9833B3, #B35833, #4EB333

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E2EE
Lighter +30%#9CCEE3
Lighter +20%#74BBD8
Lighter +10%#4DA7CC
Darker −10%#286F8B
Darker −20%#1C4F64
Darker −30%#11303C
Darker −40%#061014
More saturated +25%#169AD0
Less saturated −25%#508296

Channel breakdown

R51
G142
B179
Red51 (20%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue197.34°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 8E · B B3

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