#388CA5#388CA5

#388CA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.088 H 220.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CA5
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 165)
HSL	hsl(194, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 66%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.36, -17.21, -20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.36, 26.90, 230.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.96% -0.0666 -0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(59.96% 0.088 220.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7977, 22.3116, 38.9586)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CA5 #A55138

analogous

#38A587 #388CA5 #3856A5

triadic

#388CA5 #A5388C #8CA538

tetradic

#388CA5 #8738A5 #A55138 #56A538

square

#388CA5 #8738A5 #A55138 #56A538

split-complementary

#388CA5 #A53856 #A58738

monochromatic

#193E4A #286577 #388CA5 #55ACC5 #83C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#388CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#388CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CA5

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CA5	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.088 220.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7badbf',
    500: '#388ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ca5;
$custom-light: #7badbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.761,
    "s": 49.321,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59958,
    "c": 0.08808,
    "h": 220.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CA5

secondary

#BE8A7A

accent

#6F4FD9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CA5

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

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