#388AB4#388AB4

#388AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.101 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB4
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(200, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(200, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.36, -11.14, -29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.36, 31.33, 249.18°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% -0.0588 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.101 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9543, 22.3109, 46.4787)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB4 #B46238

analogous

#38B4A0 #388AB4 #384CB4

triadic

#388AB4 #B4388A #8AB438

tetradic

#388AB4 #A038B4 #B46238 #4CB438

square

#388AB4 #A038B4 #B46238 #4CB438

split-complementary

#388AB4 #B4384C #B4A038

monochromatic

#1B4257 #296685 #388AB4 #5DA7CD #8BC0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#388AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#388AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB4

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB4	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7689B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.101 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacca',
    500: '#388ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab4;
$custom-light: #7dacca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.323,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60158,
    "c": 0.10115,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB4

secondary

#C59982

accent

#7D4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB4

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

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