#388CB8#388CB8

#388CB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.104 H 235.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CB8
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 184)
HSL	hsl(201, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(201, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -10.91, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 32.27, 250.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% -0.0595 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.104 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6573, 23.0554, 48.7523)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CB8 #B86438

analogous

#38B8A4 #388CB8 #384CB8

triadic

#388CB8 #B8388C #8CB838

tetradic

#388CB8 #A438B8 #B86438 #4CB838

square

#388CB8 #A438B8 #B86438 #4CB838

split-complementary

#388CB8 #B8384C #B8A438

monochromatic

#1B455A #2A6889 #388CB8 #5FA8CE #8EC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#388CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#388CB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CB8

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CB8	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778BBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.104 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eadcd',
    500: '#388cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388cb8;
$custom-light: #7eadcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.625,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60831,
    "c": 0.10406,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CB8

secondary

#C79C85

accent

#7D4BDD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CB8

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

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