#388AB0#388AB0

#388AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.097 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB0
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, -12.49, -27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 29.98, 245.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.97% -0.0603 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(59.97% 0.097 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5527, 22.1503, 44.3635)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB0 #B05E38

analogous

#38B09A #388AB0 #384EB0

triadic

#388AB0 #B0388A #8AB038

tetradic

#388AB0 #9A38B0 #B05E38 #4EB038

square

#388AB0 #9A38B0 #B05E38 #4EB038

split-complementary

#388AB0 #B0384E #B09A38

monochromatic

#1A4153 #296682 #388AB0 #5BA7CB #89C0D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#388AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#388AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB0

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB0	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.097 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc7',
    500: '#388ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab0;
$custom-light: #7dacc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59967,
    "c": 0.09735,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB0

secondary

#C49680

accent

#7A4DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB0

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

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