#388AAD#388AAD

#388AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.095 H 229.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AAD
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.06, -13.49, -25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.06, 29.05, 242.34°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% -0.0614 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.095 229.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2592, 22.0329, 42.8175)
Luminance	0.2203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AAD #AD5B38

analogous

#38AD96 #388AAD #384FAD

triadic

#388AAD #AD388A #8AAD38

tetradic

#388AAD #9638AD #AD5B38 #4FAD38

square

#388AAD #9638AD #AD5B38 #4FAD38

split-complementary

#388AAD #AD384F #AD9638

monochromatic

#1A4051 #29657F #388AAD #59A8C9 #87C0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#388AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#388AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AAD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AAD	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.095 229.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cacc5',
    500: '#388aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388aad;
$custom-light: #7cacc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.949,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59827,
    "c": 0.09465,
    "h": 229.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AAD

secondary

#C2937F

accent

#784DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AAD

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

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