#38699D#38699D

#38699D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.099 H 251.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38699D
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 157)
HSL	hsl(211, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(211, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 0.35, -33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 33.14, 270.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% -0.0312 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.099 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7660, 13.3770, 33.8010)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38699D #9D6C38

analogous

#389C9D #38699D #3A389D

triadic

#38699D #9D3869 #699D38

tetradic

#38699D #9D389C #9D6C38 #389D3A

square

#38699D #9D389C #9D6C38 #389D3A

split-complementary

#38699D #9D3A38 #9C9D38

monochromatic

#182D43 #284B70 #38699D #5187C1 #7EA6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#38699D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#38699D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38699D

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38699D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38699D	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536C9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45629C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38699d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.099 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7993ba',
    500: '#38699d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38699d;
$custom-light: #7993ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38699d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.891,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51089,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38699D

secondary

#BA9976

accent

#9651D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38699D

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

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