#38739F#38739F

#38739F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.093 H 243.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38739F
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 159)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, -5.02, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 29.84, 260.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% -0.0416 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.093 243.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0173, 15.6040, 35.0673)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38739F #9F6438

analogous

#389F98 #38739F #38409F

triadic

#38739F #9F3873 #739F38

tetradic

#38739F #98389F #9F6438 #409F38

square

#38739F #98389F #9F6438 #409F38

split-complementary

#38739F #9F3840 #9F9838

monochromatic

#183244 #285272 #38739F #5292C2 #7FAFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#38739F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#38739F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38739F

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38739F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38739F	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F74A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516A9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38739f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.093 243.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799bbb',
    500: '#38739f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38739f;
$custom-light: #799bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38739f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.631,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53581,
    "c": 0.09268,
    "h": 243.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38739F

secondary

#BB9477

accent

#8A50D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38739F

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

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