#388AB3#388AB3

#388AB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.100 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB3
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 179)
HSL	hsl(200, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(200, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.31, -11.48, -28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.31, 30.98, 248.26°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% -0.0592 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.1 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8528, 22.2703, 45.9441)
Luminance	0.2227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB3 #B36138

analogous

#38B39E #388AB3 #384CB3

triadic

#388AB3 #B3388A #8AB338

tetradic

#388AB3 #9E38B3 #B36138 #4CB338

square

#388AB3 #9E38B3 #B36138 #4CB338

split-complementary

#388AB3 #B3384C #B39E38

monochromatic

#1B4256 #296684 #388AB3 #5CA7CC #8BC0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#388AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#388AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB3

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB3	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7689B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.100 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacca',
    500: '#388ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab3;
$custom-light: #7dacca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6011,
    "c": 0.10018,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB3

secondary

#C59882

accent

#7C4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB3

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

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