#388CAB#388CAB

#388CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.092 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CAB
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.59, -15.25, -23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.59, 28.24, 237.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.22% -0.0643 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(60.22% 0.092 226)
XYZ	xyz(18.3567, 22.5352, 41.9025)
Luminance	0.2254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CAB #AB5738

analogous

#38AB91 #388CAB #3853AB

triadic

#388CAB #AB388C #8CAB38

tetradic

#388CAB #9138AB #AB5738 #53AB38

square

#388CAB #9138AB #AB5738 #53AB38

split-complementary

#388CAB #AB3853 #AB9138

monochromatic

#1A414F #29667D #388CAB #58AAC8 #86C1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#388CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#388CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CAB

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CAB	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.092 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cadc4',
    500: '#388cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388cab;
$custom-light: #7cadc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.174,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60223,
    "c": 0.09242,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.22537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CAB

secondary

#C1907D

accent

#744EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CAB

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

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