#388CAA#388CAA

#388CAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.092 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CAA
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 170)
HSL	hsl(196, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -15.58, -23.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 27.99, 236.18°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% -0.0646 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.092 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2618, 22.4972, 41.4024)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CAA #AA5638

analogous

#38AA8F #388CAA #3853AA

triadic

#388CAA #AA388C #8CAA38

tetradic

#388CAA #8F38AA #AA5638 #53AA38

square

#388CAA #8F38AA #AA5638 #53AA38

split-complementary

#388CAA #AA3853 #AA8F38

monochromatic

#1A404E #29667C #388CAA #57AAC8 #85C2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#388CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#388CAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CAA

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CAA	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)

#7B89AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.092 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cadc3',
    500: '#388caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388caa;
$custom-light: #7cadc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.789,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60178,
    "c": 0.09165,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CAA

secondary

#C18F7D

accent

#734EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CAA

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

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