#38799C#38799C

#38799C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.086 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38799C
RGB	rgb(56, 121, 156)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.15, -9.56, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.15, 26.77, 249.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% -0.0493 -0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.086 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4667, 16.9143, 33.9484)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38799C #9C5B38

analogous

#389C8D #38799C #38479C

triadic

#38799C #9C3879 #799C38

tetradic

#38799C #8D389C #9C5B38 #479C38

square

#38799C #8D389C #9C5B38 #479C38

split-complementary

#38799C #9C3847 #9C8D38

monochromatic

#183342 #28566F #38799C #5199C0 #7EB4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#38799C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#38799C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38799C

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38799C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38799C	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68789E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38799c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 121, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.086 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fb9',
    500: '#38799c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38799c;
$custom-light: #799fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38799c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54885,
    "c": 0.08567,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38799C

secondary

#BA8E76

accent

#8051D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38799C

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

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