#38709B#38709B

#38709B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.090 H 243.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38709B
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 155)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(206, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 27.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, -4.61, -28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 29.14, 260.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0396 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.09 243.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3392, 14.7943, 33.1566)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38709B #9B6338

analogous

#389B95 #38709B #383F9B

triadic

#38709B #9B3870 #709B38

tetradic

#38709B #95389B #9B6338 #3F9B38

square

#38709B #95389B #9B6338 #3F9B38

split-complementary

#38709B #9B383F #9B9538

monochromatic

#182F41 #28506E #38709B #508FC0 #7DACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#38709B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#38709B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38709B

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38709B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38709B	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D719D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50679A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38709b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.090 243.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7898b8',
    500: '#38709b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38709b;
$custom-light: #7898b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38709b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.061,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52651,
    "c": 0.09016,
    "h": 243.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38709B

secondary

#B99375

accent

#8B51D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38709B

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

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