#38738F#38738F

#38738F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.075 H 231.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38738F
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 143)
HSL	hsl(199, 44%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, -10.42, -21.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 23.49, 243.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% -0.0473 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.075 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7176, 15.0842, 28.2226)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#38738F #8F5438

analogous

#388F80 #38738F #38488F

triadic

#38738F #8F3873 #738F38

tetradic

#38738F #80388F #8F5438 #488F38

square

#38738F #80388F #8F5438 #488F38

split-complementary

#38738F #8F3848 #8F8038

monochromatic

#162C37 #275063 #38738F #4B96B9 #77AFCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#38738F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#38738F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38738F

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38738F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38738F	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59688F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38738f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.075 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779bb0',
    500: '#38738f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38738f;
$custom-light: #779bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38738f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.31,
    "s": 43.719,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52793,
    "c": 0.07547,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38738F

secondary

#B38570

accent

#7D54D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38738F

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

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