#388AB6#388AB6

#388AB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.103 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB6
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 182)
HSL	hsl(201, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.44, -10.46, -30.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.44, 32.05, 250.96°)
OKLab	oklab(60.26% -0.0581 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(60.26% 0.103 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1596, 22.3930, 47.5594)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB6 #B66438

analogous

#38B6A3 #388AB6 #384BB6

triadic

#388AB6 #B6388A #8AB638

tetradic

#388AB6 #A338B6 #B66438 #4BB638

square

#388AB6 #A338B6 #B66438 #4BB638

split-complementary

#388AB6 #B6384B #B6A338

monochromatic

#1B4358 #2A6787 #388AB6 #5EA6CD #8DC0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#388AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#388AB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB6

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB6	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7589B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.103 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daccc',
    500: '#388ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab6;
$custom-light: #7daccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.952,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60255,
    "c": 0.10313,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB6

secondary

#C69B84

accent

#7E4BDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB6

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

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