#38709E#38709E

#38709E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.094 H 245.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38709E
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 158)
HSL	hsl(207, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, -3.57, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 30.54, 263.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% -0.0386 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.094 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5943, 14.8964, 34.5000)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38709E #9E6638

analogous

#389E99 #38709E #383D9E

triadic

#38709E #9E3870 #709E38

tetradic

#38709E #99389E #9E6638 #3D9E38

square

#38709E #99389E #9E6638 #3D9E38

split-complementary

#38709E #9E383D #9E9938

monochromatic

#183044 #285071 #38709E #528FC2 #7FACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#38709E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#38709E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38709E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38709E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38709E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C71A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E679D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38709e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.094 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7998bb',
    500: '#38709e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38709e;
$custom-light: #7998bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38709e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.059,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52809,
    "c": 0.0938,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38709E

secondary

#BB9677

accent

#8D51D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38709E

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

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