#38729D#38729D

#38729D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.091 H 243.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38729D
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 157)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, -5.11, -28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 29.31, 259.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% -0.0412 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.091 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7317, 15.3083, 34.1229)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38729D #9D6338

analogous

#389D96 #38729D #383F9D

triadic

#38729D #9D3872 #729D38

tetradic

#38729D #96389D #9D6338 #3F9D38

square

#38729D #96389D #9D6338 #3F9D38

split-complementary

#38729D #9D383F #9D9638

monochromatic

#183043 #285170 #38729D #5191C1 #7EAED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#38729D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#38729D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38729D

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38729D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38729D	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F739F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51699C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38729d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.091 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799aba',
    500: '#38729d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38729d;
$custom-light: #799aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38729d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.545,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53237,
    "c": 0.09106,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38729D

secondary

#BA9376

accent

#8A51D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38729D

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

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