#38739B#38739B

#38739B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.088 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38739B
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 155)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, -6.39, -27.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 28.09, 256.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% -0.043 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.088 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6758, 15.4674, 33.2688)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38739B #9B6038

analogous

#389B92 #38739B #38429B

triadic

#38739B #9B3873 #739B38

tetradic

#38739B #92389B #9B6038 #429B38

square

#38739B #92389B #9B6038 #429B38

split-complementary

#38739B #9B3842 #9B9238

monochromatic

#183041 #28526E #38739B #5093C0 #7DAFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#38739B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#38739B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38739B

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38739B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38739B	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61739D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53699A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38739b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.088 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799bb8',
    500: '#38739b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38739b;
$custom-light: #799bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38739b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.242,
    "s": 46.919,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53376,
    "c": 0.08803,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38739B

secondary

#B99175

accent

#8751D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38739B

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

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