#38799F#38799F

#38799F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.089 H 237.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38799F
RGB	rgb(56, 121, 159)
HSL	hsl(202, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, -8.54, -26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 27.91, 252.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% -0.0482 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.089 237.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7239, 17.0172, 35.3029)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#38799F #9F5E38

analogous

#389F92 #38799F #38469F

triadic

#38799F #9F3879 #799F38

tetradic

#38799F #92389F #9F5E38 #469F38

square

#38799F #92389F #9F5E38 #469F38

split-complementary

#38799F #9F3846 #9F9238

monochromatic

#183444 #285772 #38799F #5299C2 #7FB4D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#38799F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#38799F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38799F

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38799F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38799F	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6778A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38799f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 121, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.089 237.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#799fbb',
    500: '#38799f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38799f;
$custom-light: #799fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38799f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.136,
    "s": 47.907,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55031,
    "c": 0.08877,
    "h": 237.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38799F

secondary

#BB9077

accent

#8250D7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#0A0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #38799F

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

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