#388AAC#388AAC

#388AAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AAC
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 172)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.02, -13.82, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.02, 28.76, 241.28°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0618 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.094 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1628, 21.9943, 42.3098)
Luminance	0.2200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AAC #AC5A38

analogous

#38AC94 #388AAC #3850AC

triadic

#388AAC #AC388A #8AAC38

tetradic

#388AAC #9438AC #AC5A38 #50AC38

square

#388AAC #9438AC #AC5A38 #50AC38

split-complementary

#388AAC #AC3850 #AC9438

monochromatic

#1A4050 #29657E #388AAC #58A8C9 #87C0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#388AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#388AAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AAC

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AAC	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 228.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cacc4',
    500: '#388aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388aac;
$custom-light: #7cacc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.586,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59781,
    "c": 0.09379,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AAC

secondary

#C2927E

accent

#774DDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AAC

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

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