#38779C#38779C

#38779C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.087 H 237.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38779C
RGB	rgb(56, 119, 156)
HSL	hsl(202, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(202, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 23.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, -8.40, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 27.29, 252.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% -0.0471 -0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.087 237.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2262, 16.4333, 33.8683)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38779C #9C5D38

analogous

#389C8F #38779C #38459C

triadic

#38779C #9C3877 #779C38

tetradic

#38779C #8F389C #9C5D38 #459C38

square

#38779C #8F389C #9C5D38 #459C38

split-complementary

#38779C #9C3845 #9C8F38

monochromatic

#183242 #28556F #38779C #5197C0 #7EB2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#38779C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#38779C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38779C

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38779C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38779C	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66769E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38779c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 119, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.087 237.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799eb9',
    500: '#38779c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38779c;
$custom-light: #799eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38779c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.2,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54397,
    "c": 0.0867,
    "h": 237.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38779C

secondary

#BA8F76

accent

#8351D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38779C

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

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