#38709F#38709F

#38709F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.095 H 246.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38709F
RGB	rgb(56, 112, 159)
HSL	hsl(207, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(207, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, -3.22, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 31.01, 264.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% -0.0383 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.095 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6807, 14.9309, 34.9551)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38709F #9F6738

analogous

#389F9B #38709F #383C9F

triadic

#38709F #9F3870 #709F38

tetradic

#38709F #9B389F #9F6738 #3C9F38

square

#38709F #9B389F #9F6738 #3C9F38

split-complementary

#38709F #9F383C #9F9B38

monochromatic

#183044 #285072 #38709F #528FC2 #7FACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#38709F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#38709F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38709F

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38709F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38709F	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B71A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D679E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38709f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 112, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.095 246.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38709f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.379,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52862,
    "c": 0.09504,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38709F

secondary

#BB9677

accent

#8E50D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38709F

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

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