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#338DC2

#338dc2 ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#338dc2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 55.29% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.71% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 202.24°, with 58.37% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2365

Complementary

  1. #338dc2
  2. #c26833

Split complementary

  1. #338dc2
  2. #c23345
  3. #c2b033

Analogous

  1. #33c2b0
  2. #338dc2
  3. #3345c2

Triadic

  1. #338dc2
  2. #c2338d
  3. #8dc233

Tetradic

  1. #338dc2
  2. #6833c2
  3. #c26833
  4. #8dc233

Square

  1. #338dc2
  2. #b033c2
  3. #c26833
  4. #45c233

Monochromatic

  1. #133549
  2. #236185
  3. #338dc2
  4. #6aafd8
  5. #a6cfe8

Shades

#338dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #338dc2
  2. #2e7faf
  3. #29719b
  4. #246388
  5. #1f5574
  6. #1a4761
  7. #14384e
  8. #0f2a3a
  9. #0a1c27
  10. #050e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#338dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #338dc2
  2. #4798c8
  3. #5ca4ce
  4. #70afd4
  5. #85bbda
  6. #99c6e1
  7. #add1e7
  8. #c2dded
  9. #d6e8f3
  10. #ebf4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#338dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #338dc2
  2. #3b8cbb
  3. #428ab5
  4. #4a89ae
  5. #5288a8
  6. #5a87a1
  7. #61859a
  8. #698494
  9. #71838d
  10. #788187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e89a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748dc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #608dc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5285c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-338dc2 {
  color: #338dc2;
}
Background
.bg-338dc2 {
  background-color: #338dc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-338dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #338dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #338dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 141 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 58% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-338dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #338dc2, #3345c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-338dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 141 194 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.76 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.16 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.66 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.85 #cc723d Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#338dc2  rgb(51, 141, 194)  hsl(202, 58%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c26833  rgb(194, 104, 51)  hsl(22, 58%, 48%)  Chocolate
#c2338d  rgb(194, 51, 141)  hsl(322, 58%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#8dc233  rgb(141, 194, 51)  hsl(82, 58%, 48%)  Yellow Green