#388BA5#388BA5

#388BA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.088 H 222.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BA5
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 165)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 66%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, -16.66, -21.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 26.93, 231.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.0655 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.088 222)
XYZ	xyz(17.6523, 22.0207, 38.9101)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388BA5 #A55238

analogous

#38A588 #388BA5 #3854A5

triadic

#388BA5 #A5388B #8BA538

tetradic

#388BA5 #8838A5 #A55238 #54A538

square

#388BA5 #8838A5 #A55238 #54A538

split-complementary

#388BA5 #A53854 #A58838

monochromatic

#193E4A #286577 #388BA5 #55AAC5 #83C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#388BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#388BA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BA5

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BA5	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C88A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.088 222.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7badbf',
    500: '#388ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ba5;
$custom-light: #7badbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.312,
    "s": 49.321,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59712,
    "c": 0.08816,
    "h": 222
  },
  "luminance": 0.22023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BA5

secondary

#BE8B7A

accent

#704FD9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BA5

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

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