#38798D#38798D

#38798D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.073 H 220.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38798D
RGB	rgb(56, 121, 141)
HSL	hsl(194, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(194, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, -14.48, -17.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 22.42, 229.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% -0.0551 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.073 220.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2741, 16.4373, 27.6673)
Luminance	0.1644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38798D #8D4C38

analogous

#388D76 #38798D #384E8D

triadic

#38798D #8D3879 #798D38

tetradic

#38798D #76388D #8D4C38 #4E8D38

square

#38798D #76388D #8D4C38 #4E8D38

split-complementary

#38798D #8D384E #8D7638

monochromatic

#152E35 #275361 #38798D #4B9EB7 #77B5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#38798D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#38798D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38798D

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38798D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38798D	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)

#6D768E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38798d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 121, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.073 220.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779fae',
    500: '#38798d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38798d;
$custom-light: #779fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38798d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54198,
    "c": 0.07281,
    "h": 220.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38798D

secondary

#B27F6F

accent

#7355D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38798D

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

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