#38728E#38728E

#38728E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.075 H 231.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38728E
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 142)
HSL	hsl(200, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(200, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, -10.18, -21.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 23.34, 244.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% -0.0466 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.075 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5288, 14.8272, 27.7876)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38728E #8E5438

analogous

#388E7F #38728E #38478E

triadic

#38728E #8E3872 #728E38

tetradic

#38728E #7F388E #8E5438 #478E38

square

#38728E #7F388E #8E5438 #478E38

split-complementary

#38728E #8E3847 #8E7F38

monochromatic

#152C36 #274F62 #38728E #4B95B8 #77AFC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#38728E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#38728E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38728E

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38728E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38728E	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)

#64718F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58688E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38728e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.075 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779aaf',
    500: '#38728e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38728e;
$custom-light: #779aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38728e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.535,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52499,
    "c": 0.07487,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38728E

secondary

#B2856F

accent

#7E55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38728E

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

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