#38698D#38698D

#38698D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.078 H 242.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38698D
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 141)
HSL	hsl(205, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(205, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -5.20, -24.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 25.34, 258.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% -0.0364 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.078 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4884, 12.8659, 27.0721)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38698D #8D5C38

analogous

#388D86 #38698D #383E8D

triadic

#38698D #8D3869 #698D38

tetradic

#38698D #86388D #8D5C38 #3E8D38

square

#38698D #86388D #8D5C38 #3E8D38

split-complementary

#38698D #8D383E #8D8638

monochromatic

#152835 #274861 #38698D #4B89B7 #77A6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#38698D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#38698D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38698D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38698D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38698D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59698F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E618C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38698d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.078 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7693ae',
    500: '#38698d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38698d;
$custom-light: #7693ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38698d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.412,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50235,
    "c": 0.07849,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38698D

secondary

#B28B6F

accent

#8A55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF1F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38698D

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

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