#38708C#38708C

#38708C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.074 H 232.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38708C
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 140)
HSL	hsl(200, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(200, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, -9.68, -20.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 23.03, 245.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% -0.045 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.074 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1569, 14.3214, 26.9295)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38708C #8C5438

analogous

#388C7E #38708C #38468C

triadic

#38708C #8C3870 #708C38

tetradic

#38708C #7E388C #8C5438 #468C38

square

#38708C #7E388C #8C5438 #468C38

split-complementary

#38708C #8C3846 #8C7E38

monochromatic

#152A35 #274D60 #38708C #4A93B7 #76ADC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#38708C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#38708C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38708C

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38708C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38708C	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38708c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.074 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7699ad',
    500: '#38708c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38708c;
$custom-light: #7699ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38708c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51909,
    "c": 0.07367,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38708C

secondary

#B1856F

accent

#7F55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38708C

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

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