#38759D#38759D

#38759D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.089 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38759D
RGB	rgb(56, 117, 157)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, -6.89, -27.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 28.28, 255.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% -0.0445 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.089 240)
XYZ	xyz(14.0757, 15.9962, 34.2375)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38759D #9D6038

analogous

#389D93 #38759D #38439D

triadic

#38759D #9D3875 #759D38

tetradic

#38759D #93389D #9D6038 #439D38

square

#38759D #93389D #9D6038 #439D38

split-complementary

#38759D #9D3843 #9D9338

monochromatic

#183243 #285370 #38759D #5195C1 #7EB0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#38759D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#38759D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38759D

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38759D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38759D	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63759F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38759d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 117, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.089 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799cba',
    500: '#38759d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38759d;
$custom-light: #799cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38759d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.762,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53961,
    "c": 0.08899,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.15998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38759D

secondary

#BA9176

accent

#8651D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38759D

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

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