#38759E#38759E

#38759E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.090 H 240.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38759E
RGB	rgb(56, 117, 158)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(204, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, -6.54, -27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 28.71, 256.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% -0.0441 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.09 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1614, 16.0305, 34.6890)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38759E #9E6138

analogous

#389E94 #38759E #38429E

triadic

#38759E #9E3875 #759E38

tetradic

#38759E #94389E #9E6138 #429E38

square

#38759E #94389E #9E6138 #429E38

split-complementary

#38759E #9E3842 #9E9438

monochromatic

#183244 #285471 #38759E #5295C2 #7FB0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#38759E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#38759E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38759E

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38759E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38759E	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6275A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38759e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 117, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.090 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799cbb',
    500: '#38759e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38759e;
$custom-light: #799cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38759e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.118,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54012,
    "c": 0.09012,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38759E

secondary

#BB9277

accent

#8751D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38759E

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

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