#388AB9#388AB9

#388AB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.106 H 237.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388AB9
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 185)
HSL	hsl(202, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(202, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.57, -9.43, -31.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.57, 33.18, 253.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0571 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.106 237.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4729, 22.5184, 49.2097)
Luminance	0.2252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388AB9 #B96738

analogous

#38B9A7 #388AB9 #384AB9

triadic

#388AB9 #B9388A #8AB938

tetradic

#388AB9 #A738B9 #B96738 #4AB938

square

#388AB9 #A738B9 #B96738 #4AB938

split-complementary

#388AB9 #B9384A #B9A738

monochromatic

#1C445B #2A678A #388AB9 #5FA6CF #8EC0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#388AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#388AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388AB9

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388AB9	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.106 237.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eacce',
    500: '#388ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ab9;
$custom-light: #7eacce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.86,
    "s": 53.527,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60403,
    "c": 0.1062,
    "h": 237.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388AB9

secondary

#C89D85

accent

#804BDD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388AB9

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

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