#38748B#38748B

#38748B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.072 H 225.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38748B
RGB	rgb(56, 116, 139)
HSL	hsl(197, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(197, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, -12.30, -18.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 22.18, 236.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% -0.0501 -0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.072 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5347, 15.1944, 26.6933)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38748B #8B4F38

analogous

#388B78 #38748B #384A8B

triadic

#38748B #8B3874 #748B38

tetradic

#38748B #78388B #8B4F38 #4A8B38

square

#38748B #78388B #8B4F38 #4A8B38

split-complementary

#38748B #8B384A #8B7838

monochromatic

#152B34 #26505F #38748B #4A98B6 #76B1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#38748B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#38748B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38748B

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38748B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38748B	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67728C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C698B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38748b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 116, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.072 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#769cad',
    500: '#38748b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38748b;
$custom-light: #769cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38748b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.627,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52859,
    "c": 0.07173,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38748B

secondary

#B1816E

accent

#7855D2

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38748B

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

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