#388ABB#388ABB

#388ABB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.108 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388ABB
RGB	rgb(56, 138, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.66, -8.75, -32.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.66, 33.95, 255.07°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0564 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.108 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6855, 22.6034, 50.3295)
Luminance	0.2261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388ABB #BB6938

analogous

#38BBAA #388ABB #3848BB

triadic

#388ABB #BB388A #8ABB38

tetradic

#388ABB #AA38BB #BB6938 #48BB38

square

#388ABB #AA38BB #BB6938 #48BB38

split-complementary

#388ABB #BB3848 #BBAA38

monochromatic

#1C445D #2A678C #388ABB #61A6D0 #90C1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#388ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#388ABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388ABB

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388ABB	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 138, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.108 238.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eaccf',
    500: '#388abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388abb;
$custom-light: #7eaccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.443,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60502,
    "c": 0.1083,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388ABB

secondary

#C89F86

accent

#814BDD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388ABB

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

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