#388AA2#388AA2

#388AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.086 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AA2
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, -17.09, -20.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 26.36, 229.59°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% -0.0656 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.086 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2383, 21.6245, 37.4409)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AA2 #A25038

analogous

#38A285 #388AA2 #3855A2

triadic

#388AA2 #A2388A #8AA238

tetradic

#388AA2 #8538A2 #A25038 #55A238

square

#388AA2 #8538A2 #A25038 #55A238

split-complementary

#388AA2 #A23855 #A28538

monochromatic

#193D47 #286375 #388AA2 #53AAC4 #81C1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#388AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#388AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AA2

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AA2	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B86A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.086 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bacbd',
    500: '#388aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388aa2;
$custom-light: #7bacbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.585,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59335,
    "c": 0.08623,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AA2

secondary

#BD8879

accent

#6F50D8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AA2

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

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