Information about #338DCD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #338DCD reads as a energetic, saturated azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Ivy (#3090C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1) and Windows Blue (#357EC7).
In RGB terms — rgb(51, 141, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #338DCD: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #338DCD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#338DCD color variations
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#338DCD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#338DCD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#338DCD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#338DCD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#338DCD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #338DCD color
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Nearest named colors to #338DCD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3090C7
#368BC1
#357EC7
#2596D1
#2496CD
#3E8EDE
#33A1C9
#488AC7
#1D95C9
#4997D0
#3D85B8
#4682BF
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#338DCD
- RGB51, 141, 205
- CMYK60, 25, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(51, 141, 205)
- HSL205°, 61%, 50%
- HSL Precise204.935°, 60.63%, 50.196%
- HSV205°, 75%, 80%
- HSB205°, 75%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.553, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.553, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.553, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB20%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID338DCD
- DECIMAL ID3378637
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
