#38718D#38718D

#38718D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.074 H 231.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38718D
RGB	rgb(56, 113, 141)
HSL	hsl(200, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(200, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, -9.93, -20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 23.19, 244.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% -0.0458 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.074 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3419, 14.5729, 27.3566)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38718D #8D5438

analogous

#388D7E #38718D #38468D

triadic

#38718D #8D3871 #718D38

tetradic

#38718D #7E388D #8D5438 #468D38

square

#38718D #7E388D #8D5438 #468D38

split-complementary

#38718D #8D3846 #8D7E38

monochromatic

#152B35 #274E61 #38718D #4B94B7 #77AEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#38718D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#38718D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38718D

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38718D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38718D	1.00	5.36	3.91	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63708E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57678D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38718d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 113, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.074 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7799ae',
    500: '#38718d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38718d;
$custom-light: #7799ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38718d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.765,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52204,
    "c": 0.07428,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38718D

secondary

#B2856F

accent

#7E55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38718D

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

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