#388BAF#388BAF

#388BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.096 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BAF
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, -13.38, -26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 29.49, 243.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.16% -0.0617 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(60.16% 0.096 230)
XYZ	xyz(18.5983, 22.3991, 43.8924)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388BAF #AF5C38

analogous

#38AF97 #388BAF #3850AF

triadic

#388BAF #AF388B #8BAF38

tetradic

#388BAF #9738AF #AF5C38 #50AF38

square

#388BAF #9738AF #AF5C38 #50AF38

split-complementary

#388BAF #AF3850 #AF9738

monochromatic

#1A4152 #296681 #388BAF #5AA8CA #88C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#388BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#388BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BAF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BAF	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)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.096 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dadc7',
    500: '#388baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388baf;
$custom-light: #7dadc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.151,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60163,
    "c": 0.09606,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.22401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BAF

secondary

#C39480

accent

#784DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BAF

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

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