#38697D#38697D

#38697D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.062 H 226.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38697D
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 125)
HSL	hsl(197, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, -10.47, -16.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 19.30, 237.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% -0.0425 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.062 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.3827, 12.4237, 21.2489)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38697D #7D4C38

analogous

#387D6E #38697D #38467D

triadic

#38697D #7D3869 #697D38

tetradic

#38697D #6E387D #7D4C38 #467D38

square

#38697D #6E387D #7D4C38 #467D38

split-complementary

#38697D #7D3846 #7D6E38

monochromatic

#122228 #254553 #38697D #4B8DA7 #70A8BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#38697D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#38697D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38697D

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38697D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38697D	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E677E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54607D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38697d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.062 226.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38697d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.391,
    "s": 38.122,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49472,
    "c": 0.06188,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38697D

secondary

#A87B69

accent

#7B5ACE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F3

border

#C8CBCD

text

#090D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38697D

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

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