#38739D#38739D

#38739D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.090 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38739D
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 157)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(205, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, -5.71, -28.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 28.95, 258.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% -0.0423 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.09 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8451, 15.5352, 34.1607)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38739D #9D6238

analogous

#389D95 #38739D #38419D

triadic

#38739D #9D3873 #739D38

tetradic

#38739D #95389D #9D6238 #419D38

square

#38739D #95389D #9D6238 #419D38

split-complementary

#38739D #9D3841 #9D9538

monochromatic

#183143 #285270 #38739D #5193C1 #7EAFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#38739D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#38739D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38739D

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38739D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38739D	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60739F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52699C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38739d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.090 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799bba',
    500: '#38739d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38739d;
$custom-light: #799bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38739d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.95,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53478,
    "c": 0.09034,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38739D

secondary

#BA9376

accent

#8951D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38739D

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

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