#38799D#38799D

#38799D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.087 H 235.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38799D
RGB	rgb(56, 121, 157)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(201, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, -9.22, -25.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 27.14, 250.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% -0.0489 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.087 235.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5517, 16.9484, 34.3962)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38799D #9D5C38

analogous

#389D8F #38799D #38479D

triadic

#38799D #9D3879 #799D38

tetradic

#38799D #8F389D #9D5C38 #479D38

square

#38799D #8F389D #9D5C38 #479D38

split-complementary

#38799D #9D3847 #9D8F38

monochromatic

#183343 #285670 #38799D #5199C1 #7EB4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#38799D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#38799D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38799D

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38799D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38799D	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68789F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38799d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 121, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.087 235.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fba',
    500: '#38799d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38799d;
$custom-light: #799fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38799d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.386,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54933,
    "c": 0.08669,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38799D

secondary

#BA8F76

accent

#8151D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #38799D

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

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