#38697B#38697B

#38697B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.060 H 224.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38697B
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 123)
HSL	hsl(196, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(196, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -11.11, -15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 18.76, 233.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% -0.0433 -0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.06 224.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2563, 12.3731, 20.5828)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38697B #7B4A38

analogous

#387B6B #38697B #38487B

triadic

#38697B #7B3869 #697B38

tetradic

#38697B #6B387B #7B4A38 #487B38

square

#38697B #6B387B #7B4A38 #487B38

split-complementary

#38697B #7B3848 #7B6B38

monochromatic

#122127 #254551 #38697B #4B8DA5 #70A9BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#38697B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#38697B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38697B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38697B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38697B	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F677C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B6F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38697b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.060 224.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494a1',
    500: '#38697b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38697b;
$custom-light: #7494a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38697b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.119,
    "s": 37.43,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49383,
    "c": 0.06027,
    "h": 224.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38697B

secondary

#A77968

accent

#795ACD

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F2

border

#C8CBCC

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38697B

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

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