#38699E#38699E

#38699E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.100 H 252.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38699E
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 158)
HSL	hsl(211, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(211, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 33.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 0.70, -33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 33.66, 271.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% -0.0309 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.1 252)
XYZ	xyz(12.8518, 13.4113, 34.2525)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38699E #9E6D38

analogous

#389C9E #38699E #3A389E

triadic

#38699E #9E3869 #699E38

tetradic

#38699E #9E389C #9E6D38 #389E3A

square

#38699E #9E389C #9E6D38 #389E3A

split-complementary

#38699E #9E3A38 #9C9E38

monochromatic

#182D44 #284B71 #38699E #5287C2 #7FA7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#38699E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#38699E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38699E

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38699E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38699E	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526CA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44629D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00757C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38699e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.100 252.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7993bb',
    500: '#38699e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38699e;
$custom-light: #7993bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38699e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.176,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51145,
    "c": 0.1001,
    "h": 252
  },
  "luminance": 0.13413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38699E

secondary

#BB9A77

accent

#9751D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38699E

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

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