#38699F#38699F

#38699F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.101 H 252.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38699F
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 159)
HSL	hsl(211, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(211, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 34%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, 1.05, -34.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 34.18, 271.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% -0.0307 -0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.101 252.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9382, 13.4459, 34.7076)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38699F #9F6E38

analogous

#389D9F #38699F #3A389F

triadic

#38699F #9F3869 #699F38

tetradic

#38699F #9F389D #9F6E38 #389F3A

square

#38699F #9F389D #9F6E38 #389F3A

split-complementary

#38699F #9F3A38 #9D9F38

monochromatic

#182D44 #284B72 #38699F #5287C2 #7FA7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#38699F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#38699F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38699F

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38699F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38699F	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526CA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44629E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38699f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.101 252.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38699f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.456,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51202,
    "c": 0.10143,
    "h": 252.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38699F

secondary

#BB9B77

accent

#9750D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF1F6

border

#C9CBD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38699F

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

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