#38648D#38648D

#38648D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.082 H 248.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38648D
RGB	rgb(56, 100, 141)
HSL	hsl(209, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(209, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.02, -2.16, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.02, 27.28, 265.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% -0.0305 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.082 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9940, 11.8772, 26.9073)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38648D #8D6138

analogous

#388D8B #38648D #38398D

triadic

#38648D #8D3864 #648D38

tetradic

#38648D #8B388D #8D6138 #398D38

square

#38648D #8B388D #8D6138 #398D38

split-complementary

#38648D #8D3839 #8D8B38

monochromatic

#152635 #274561 #38648D #4B83B7 #77A1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#38648D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#38648D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38648D

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38648D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38648D	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53658F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38648d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 100, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.082 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7690ae',
    500: '#38648d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38648d;
$custom-light: #7690ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38648d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.941,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4902,
    "c": 0.08236,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38648D

secondary

#B28F6F

accent

#9255D3

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38648D

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

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