#38697C#38697C

#38697C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.061 H 225.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38697C
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 124)
HSL	hsl(197, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, -10.79, -15.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 19.02, 235.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% -0.0429 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.061 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3192, 12.3982, 20.9142)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38697C #7C4B38

analogous

#387C6D #38697C #38477C

triadic

#38697C #7C3869 #697C38

tetradic

#38697C #6D387C #7C4B38 #477C38

square

#38697C #6D387C #7C4B38 #477C38

split-complementary

#38697C #7C3847 #7C6D38

monochromatic

#122228 #254552 #38697C #4B8DA6 #70A8BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#38697C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#38697C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38697C

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38697C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38697C	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F677D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38697c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.061 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7494a2',
    500: '#38697c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38697c;
$custom-light: #7494a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38697c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.765,
    "s": 37.778,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49427,
    "c": 0.06106,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38697C

secondary

#A77A68

accent

#7A5ACE

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F2

border

#C8CBCC

text

#090D0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38697C

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

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