#388BB0#388BB0

#388BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.097 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BB0
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -13.04, -26.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 29.80, 244.04°)
OKLab	oklab(60.21% -0.0613 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(60.21% 0.097 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6969, 22.4385, 44.4116)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388BB0 #B05D38

analogous

#38B099 #388BB0 #384FB0

triadic

#388BB0 #B0388B #8BB038

tetradic

#388BB0 #9938B0 #B05D38 #4FB038

square

#388BB0 #9938B0 #B05D38 #4FB038

split-complementary

#388BB0 #B0384F #B09938

monochromatic

#1A4253 #296682 #388BB0 #5BA8CB #89C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#388BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#388BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BB0

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BB0	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.097 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc7',
    500: '#388bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388bb0;
$custom-light: #7dacc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.5,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60209,
    "c": 0.09695,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BB0

secondary

#C49580

accent

#794DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BB0

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

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