#38738E#38738E

#38738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.075 H 230.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38738E
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(199, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, -10.75, -20.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 23.17, 242.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% -0.0477 -0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.075 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6422, 15.0540, 27.8254)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38738E #8E5338

analogous

#388E7E #38738E #38488E

triadic

#38738E #8E3873 #738E38

tetradic

#38738E #7E388E #8E5338 #488E38

square

#38738E #7E388E #8E5338 #488E38

split-complementary

#38738E #8E3848 #8E7E38

monochromatic

#152C36 #274F62 #38738E #4B96B8 #77B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#38738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#38738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38738E

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38738E	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65718F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59688E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.075 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779baf',
    500: '#38738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38738e;
$custom-light: #779baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.837,
    "s": 43.434,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52747,
    "c": 0.07454,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38738E

secondary

#B2846F

accent

#7C55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38738E

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

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