#38659D#38659D

#38659D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.103 H 254.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38659D
RGB	rgb(56, 101, 157)
HSL	hsl(213, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(213, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 2.83, -35.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 35.14, 274.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% -0.0269 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.103 254.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3682, 12.5813, 33.6684)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38659D #9D7038

analogous

#38989D #38659D #3D389D

triadic

#38659D #9D3865 #659D38

tetradic

#38659D #9D3898 #9D7038 #389D3D

square

#38659D #9D3898 #9D7038 #389D3D

split-complementary

#38659D #9D3D38 #989D38

monochromatic

#182B43 #284870 #38659D #5183C1 #7EA3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#38659D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#38659D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38659D

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38659D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38659D	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D699F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38659d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 101, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.103 254.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7990ba',
    500: '#38659d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38659d;
$custom-light: #7990ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38659d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.267,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5015,
    "c": 0.10284,
    "h": 254.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38659D

secondary

#BA9C76

accent

#9B51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38659D

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

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