#38779F#38779F

#38779F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.090 H 239.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38779F
RGB	rgb(56, 119, 159)
HSL	hsl(203, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(203, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.67, -7.38, -27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.67, 28.49, 254.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.046 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.09 239.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4833, 16.5361, 35.2227)
Luminance	0.1654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38779F #9F6038

analogous

#389F94 #38779F #38449F

triadic

#38779F #9F3877 #779F38

tetradic

#38779F #94389F #9F6038 #449F38

square

#38779F #94389F #9F6038 #449F38

split-complementary

#38779F #9F3844 #9F9438

monochromatic

#183344 #285572 #38779F #5297C2 #7FB2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#38779F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#38779F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38779F

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38779F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38779F	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6577A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38779f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 119, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.090 239.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799ebb',
    500: '#38779f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38779f;
$custom-light: #799ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38779f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.301,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54546,
    "c": 0.08995,
    "h": 239.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38779F

secondary

#BB9277

accent

#8550D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38779F

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

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