#388AAF#388AAF

#388AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.096 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AAF
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -12.82, -26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 29.66, 244.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% -0.0606 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.096 231)
XYZ	xyz(18.4542, 22.1109, 43.8444)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388AAF #AF5D38

analogous

#38AF98 #388AAF #384FAF

triadic

#388AAF #AF388A #8AAF38

tetradic

#388AAF #9838AF #AF5D38 #4FAF38

square

#388AAF #9838AF #AF5D38 #4FAF38

split-complementary

#388AAF #AF384F #AF9838

monochromatic

#1A4152 #296581 #388AAF #5AA7CA #88C0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#388AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#388AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AAF

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AAF	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.096 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cacc7',
    500: '#388aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388aaf;
$custom-light: #7cacc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.655,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5992,
    "c": 0.09643,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.22113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AAF

secondary

#C39580

accent

#794DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AAF

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

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