#388AB5#388AB5

#388AB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.102 H 235.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB5
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 181)
HSL	hsl(201, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(201, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.40, -10.80, -29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.40, 31.69, 250.08°)
OKLab	oklab(60.21% -0.0585 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(60.21% 0.102 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0566, 22.3518, 47.0171)
Luminance	0.2235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB5 #B56338

analogous

#38B5A2 #388AB5 #384CB5

triadic

#388AB5 #B5388A #8AB538

tetradic

#388AB5 #A238B5 #B56338 #4CB538

square

#388AB5 #A238B5 #B56338 #4CB538

split-complementary

#388AB5 #B5384C #B5A238

monochromatic

#1B4358 #2A6686 #388AB5 #5DA7CD #8CC0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#388AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#388AB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB5

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB5	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7589B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.102 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daccb',
    500: '#388ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab5;
$custom-light: #7daccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.64,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60206,
    "c": 0.10214,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB5

secondary

#C69A83

accent

#7D4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB5

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

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