Information about #338DAC color

#338DAC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #338DAC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(51, 141, 172) — 20% red, 55.3% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 12 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #338DAC carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Boston Blue (#3B91B4). Slightly further away sit Scooter (#308EA0) and Endorphin (#4190AD).

In RGB terms — rgb(51, 141, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #338DAC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#338DAC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#338DAC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #338DAC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#338DAC
  • RGB51, 141, 172
  • CMYK47, 12, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(51, 141, 172)
  • HSL195°, 54%, 44%
  • HSL Precise195.372°, 54.26%, 43.725%
  • HSV195°, 70%, 67%
  • HSB195°, 70%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.553, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.553, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.553, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID338DAC
  • DECIMAL ID3378604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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