#388CB0#388CB0

#388CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.097 H 229.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CB0
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.79, -13.60, -26.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.79, 29.63, 242.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.45% -0.0624 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(60.45% 0.097 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8423, 22.7295, 44.4601)
Luminance	0.2273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CB0 #B05C38

analogous

#38B098 #388CB0 #3850B0

triadic

#388CB0 #B0388C #8CB038

tetradic

#388CB0 #9838B0 #B05C38 #50B038

square

#388CB0 #9838B0 #B05C38 #50B038

split-complementary

#388CB0 #B03850 #B09838

monochromatic

#1A4253 #296782 #388CB0 #5BA9CB #89C1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#388CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#388CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CB0

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CB0	1.00	3.79	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.097 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dadc7',
    500: '#388cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388cb0;
$custom-light: #7dadc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60451,
    "c": 0.09658,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CB0

secondary

#C49480

accent

#774DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CB0

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

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