#388CAF#388CAF

#388CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.096 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CAF
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.75, -13.93, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.75, 29.33, 241.65°)
OKLab	oklab(60.41% -0.0627 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(60.41% 0.096 229)
XYZ	xyz(18.7438, 22.6900, 43.9409)
Luminance	0.2269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388CAF #AF5B38

analogous

#38AF96 #388CAF #3851AF

triadic

#388CAF #AF388C #8CAF38

tetradic

#388CAF #9638AF #AF5B38 #51AF38

square

#388CAF #9638AF #AF5B38 #51AF38

split-complementary

#388CAF #AF3851 #AF9638

monochromatic

#1A4252 #296781 #388CAF #5AA9CA #88C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#388CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#388CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CAF

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CAF	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.096 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dadc7',
    500: '#388caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388caf;
$custom-light: #7dadc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60405,
    "c": 0.09571,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.22692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CAF

secondary

#C39480

accent

#774DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CAF

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

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