#38708E#38708E

#38708E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.076 H 234.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38708E
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 142)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(201, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, -9.01, -21.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 23.74, 247.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52% -0.0442 -0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.076 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3057, 14.3809, 27.7132)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38708E #8E5638

analogous

#388E81 #38708E #38458E

triadic

#38708E #8E3870 #708E38

tetradic

#38708E #81388E #8E5638 #458E38

square

#38708E #81388E #8E5638 #458E38

split-complementary

#38708E #8E3845 #8E8138

monochromatic

#152B36 #274D62 #38708E #4B92B8 #77ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#38708E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#38708E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38708E

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38708E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38708E	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56668E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38708e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.076 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7799af',
    500: '#38708e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38708e;
$custom-light: #7799af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38708e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.93,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.07566,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38708E

secondary

#B2876F

accent

#8155D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38708E

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

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