#38698A#38698A

#38698A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.075 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38698A
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 138)
HSL	hsl(204, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(204, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 23.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, -6.21, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 24.02, 255.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% -0.0375 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.075 240)
XYZ	xyz(11.2682, 12.7779, 25.9124)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38698A #8A5938

analogous

#388A82 #38698A #38408A

triadic

#38698A #8A3869 #698A38

tetradic

#38698A #82388A #8A5938 #408A38

square

#38698A #82388A #8A5938 #408A38

split-complementary

#38698A #8A3840 #8A8238

monochromatic

#152733 #26485E #38698A #4A8AB5 #75A6C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#38698A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#38698A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38698A

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38698A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38698A	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A698C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38698a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.075 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7693ac',
    500: '#38698a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38698a;
$custom-light: #7693ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38698a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.146,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50085,
    "c": 0.07499,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.12779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38698A

secondary

#B0886E

accent

#8856D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38698A

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

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