#388BBE#388BBE

#388BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.111 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388BBE
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 190)
HSL	hsl(203, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(203, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.09, -8.28, -33.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.09, 34.84, 256.24°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% -0.0564 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.111 239.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1542, 23.0215, 52.0866)
Luminance	0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388BBE #BE6B38

analogous

#38BEAE #388BBE #3848BE

triadic

#388BBE #BE388B #8BBE38

tetradic

#388BBE #AE38BE #BE6B38 #48BE38

square

#388BBE #AE38BE #BE6B38 #48BE38

split-complementary

#388BBE #BE3848 #BEAE38

monochromatic

#1C465F #2A688F #388BBE #62A7D1 #92C1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#388BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#388BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388BBE

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388BBE	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.111 239.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7facd2',
    500: '#388bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388bbe;
$custom-light: #7facd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.836,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6089,
    "c": 0.11086,
    "h": 239.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388BBE

secondary

#CAA188

accent

#824ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388BBE

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

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