#388BB5#388BB5

#388BB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.102 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BB5
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 181)
HSL	hsl(200, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(200, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.70, -11.36, -29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.70, 31.45, 248.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.45% -0.0595 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(60.45% 0.102 234.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2007, 22.6401, 47.0652)
Luminance	0.2264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388BB5 #B56238

analogous

#38B5A1 #388BB5 #384DB5

triadic

#388BB5 #B5388B #8BB538

tetradic

#388BB5 #A138B5 #B56238 #4DB538

square

#388BB5 #A138B5 #B56238 #4DB538

split-complementary

#388BB5 #B5384D #B5A138

monochromatic

#1B4358 #2A6786 #388BB5 #5DA7CD #8CC1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#388BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#388BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BB5

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BB5	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.102 234.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daccb',
    500: '#388bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388bb5;
$custom-light: #7daccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.16,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60446,
    "c": 0.10162,
    "h": 234.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BB5

secondary

#C69983

accent

#7C4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BB5

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

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