#388AAA#388AAA

#388AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.092 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AAA
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(197, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.94, -14.48, -24.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.94, 28.20, 239.10°)
OKLab	oklab(59.69% -0.0625 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(59.69% 0.092 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9722, 21.9181, 41.3059)
Luminance	0.2192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AAA #AA5838

analogous

#38AA91 #388AAA #3851AA

triadic

#388AAA #AA388A #8AAA38

tetradic

#388AAA #9138AA #AA5838 #51AA38

square

#388AAA #9138AA #AA5838 #51AA38

split-complementary

#388AAA #AA3851 #AA9138

monochromatic

#1A3F4E #29657C #388AAA #57A8C8 #85C0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#388AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

5.38

#388AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #388AAA

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AAA	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.092 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cacc3',
    500: '#388aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388aaa;
$custom-light: #7cacc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.842,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5969,
    "c": 0.09212,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AAA

secondary

#C1907D

accent

#754EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AAA

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

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