#388BB2#388BB2

#388BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.099 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BB2
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.57, -12.37, -27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.57, 30.43, 246.01°)
OKLab	oklab(60.3% -0.0606 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(60.3% 0.099 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8962, 22.5183, 45.4614)
Luminance	0.2252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388BB2 #B25F38

analogous

#38B29C #388BB2 #384EB2

triadic

#388BB2 #B2388B #8BB238

tetradic

#388BB2 #9C38B2 #B25F38 #4EB238

square

#388BB2 #9C38B2 #B25F38 #4EB238

split-complementary

#388BB2 #B2384E #B29C38

monochromatic

#1B4255 #296783 #388BB2 #5CA8CC #8AC1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#388BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#388BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BB2

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BB2	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.099 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dacc9',
    500: '#388bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388bb2;
$custom-light: #7dacc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.18,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60303,
    "c": 0.09877,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BB2

secondary

#C59781

accent

#7A4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BB2

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

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