Information about #338CB2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#338CB2 is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Boston Blue (#3B91B4). Slightly further away sit Sports Star (#3D85B8) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).
The recipe behind #338CB2 is rgb(51, 140, 178), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #338CB2: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #338CB2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#338CB2 color variations
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#338CB2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#338CB2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#338CB2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#338CB2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#338CB2 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 #338CB2 color
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Nearest named colors to #338CB2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3B91B4
#3D85B8
#368BC1
#4190AD
#308EA0
#2599B2
#4682B4
#3090C7
#2F77A9
#36A2B9
#4495A4
#39909B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#338CB2
- RGB51, 140, 178
- CMYK50, 15, 0, 30
- CSSrgb(51, 140, 178)
- HSL198°, 55%, 45%
- HSL Precise197.953°, 55.459%, 44.902%
- HSV198°, 71%, 70%
- HSB198°, 71%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
- GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.549, 0.698)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.549, 0.698, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.549, 0.698)
- Percentage of Red in RGB20%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID338CB2
- DECIMAL ID3378354
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
