#38688C#38688C

#38688C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.078 H 242.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38688C
RGB	rgb(56, 104, 140)
HSL	hsl(206, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(206, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 25.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, -4.94, -24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 25.23, 258.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% -0.0356 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.078 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3131, 12.6338, 26.6482)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38688C #8C5C38

analogous

#388C86 #38688C #383E8C

triadic

#38688C #8C3868 #688C38

tetradic

#38688C #86388C #8C5C38 #3E8C38

square

#38688C #86388C #8C5C38 #3E8C38

split-complementary

#38688C #8C383E #8C8638

monochromatic

#152735 #274860 #38688C #4A88B7 #76A5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#38688C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#38688C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38688C

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38688C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38688C	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58688E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D608B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38688c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 104, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.078 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7693ad',
    500: '#38688c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38688c;
$custom-light: #7693ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38688c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4994,
    "c": 0.07799,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38688C

secondary

#B18B6F

accent

#8B55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38688C

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

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