#38709C#38709C

#38709C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.091 H 244.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38709C
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 156)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, -4.26, -29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 29.60, 261.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% -0.0393 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.091 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4236, 14.8281, 33.6007)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38709C #9C6438

analogous

#389C96 #38709C #383E9C

triadic

#38709C #9C3870 #709C38

tetradic

#38709C #96389C #9C6438 #3E9C38

square

#38709C #96389C #9C6438 #3E9C38

split-complementary

#38709C #9C383E #9C9638

monochromatic

#182F42 #28506F #38709C #518FC0 #7EACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#38709C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#38709C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38709C

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38709C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38709C	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D719E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F679B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38709c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.091 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7998b9',
    500: '#38709c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38709c;
$custom-light: #7998b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38709c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.4,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52703,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38709C

secondary

#BA9476

accent

#8C51D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38709C

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

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