#38659E#38659E

#38659E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.104 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38659E
RGB	rgb(56, 101, 158)
HSL	hsl(214, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(214, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 3.19, -35.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 35.68, 275.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% -0.0266 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.104 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4539, 12.6155, 34.1198)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38659E #9E7138

analogous

#38989E #38659E #3E389E

triadic

#38659E #9E3865 #659E38

tetradic

#38659E #9E3898 #9E7138 #389E3E

square

#38659E #9E3898 #9E7138 #389E3E

split-complementary

#38659E #9E3E38 #989E38

monochromatic

#182B44 #284871 #38659E #5283C2 #7FA3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#38659E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#38659E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38659E

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38659E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38659E	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C69A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00727A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38659e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 101, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.104 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7990bb',
    500: '#38659e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38659e;
$custom-light: #7990bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38659e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.529,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50208,
    "c": 0.10421,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38659E

secondary

#BB9D77

accent

#9C51D7

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EEF0F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38659E

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

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