#38778C#38778C

#38778C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.072 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38778C
RGB	rgb(56, 119, 140)
HSL	hsl(195, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(195, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 15%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, -13.68, -17.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 22.25, 232.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% -0.0532 -0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.072 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9595, 15.9266, 27.1970)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38778C #8C4D38

analogous

#388C77 #38778C #384D8C

triadic

#38778C #8C3877 #778C38

tetradic

#38778C #77388C #8C4D38 #4D8C38

square

#38778C #77388C #8C4D38 #4D8C38

split-complementary

#38778C #8C384D #8C7738

monochromatic

#152D35 #275260 #38778C #4A9CB7 #76B4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#38778C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#38778C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38778C

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38778C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38778C	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B748D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38778c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 119, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.072 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779ead',
    500: '#38778c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38778c;
$custom-light: #779ead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38778c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53654,
    "c": 0.07217,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38778C

secondary

#B17F6F

accent

#7555D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38778C

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

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