#388BAB#388BAB

#388BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.093 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BAB
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.29, -14.70, -24.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.29, 28.35, 238.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59.98% -0.0632 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(59.98% 0.093 227)
XYZ	xyz(18.2113, 22.2443, 41.8540)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388BAB #AB5838

analogous

#38AB92 #388BAB #3851AB

triadic

#388BAB #AB388B #8BAB38

tetradic

#388BAB #9238AB #AB5838 #51AB38

square

#388BAB #9238AB #AB5838 #51AB38

split-complementary

#388BAB #AB3851 #AB9238

monochromatic

#1A404F #29667D #388BAB #58A9C8 #86C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#388BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#388BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BAB

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BAB	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A88AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.093 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cadc4',
    500: '#388bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388bab;
$custom-light: #7cadc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.696,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59979,
    "c": 0.09267,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.22246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BAB

secondary

#C1907D

accent

#754EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BAB

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

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