#38709D#38709D

#38709D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.093 H 245.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38709D
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 157)
HSL	hsl(207, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, -3.92, -29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 30.07, 262.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.039 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.093 245.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5086, 14.8621, 34.0485)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38709D #9D6538

analogous

#389D98 #38709D #383D9D

triadic

#38709D #9D3870 #709D38

tetradic

#38709D #98389D #9D6538 #3D9D38

square

#38709D #98389D #9D6538 #3D9D38

split-complementary

#38709D #9D383D #9D9838

monochromatic

#183043 #285070 #38709D #518FC1 #7EACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#38709D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#38709D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38709D

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38709D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38709D	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C719F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E679C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38709d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.093 245.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7998ba',
    500: '#38709d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38709d;
$custom-light: #7998ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38709d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.733,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52756,
    "c": 0.09259,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38709D

secondary

#BA9576

accent

#8D51D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38709D

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

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