#38608C#38608C

#38608C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.085 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38608C
RGB	rgb(56, 96, 140)
HSL	hsl(211, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 31.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, -0.03, -28.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 28.59, 269.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.0261 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.085 252)
XYZ	xyz(10.5457, 11.0990, 26.3924)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38608C #8C6438

analogous

#388A8C #38608C #3A388C

triadic

#38608C #8C3860 #608C38

tetradic

#38608C #8C388A #8C6438 #388C3A

square

#38608C #8C388A #8C6438 #388C3A

split-complementary

#38608C #8C3A38 #8A8C38

monochromatic

#152435 #274260 #38608C #4A7EB7 #769DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#38608C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#38608C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38608C

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38608C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38608C	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E628E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38608c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 96, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.085 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768cae',
    500: '#38608c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38608c;
$custom-light: #768cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38608c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48003,
    "c": 0.08469,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38608C

secondary

#B1916F

accent

#9755D3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38608C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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