#388CBD#388CBD

#388CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.109 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CBD
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(202, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -9.20, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 34.14, 254.37°)
OKLab	oklab(61.08% -0.0578 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(61.08% 0.109 238)
XYZ	xyz(20.1907, 23.2688, 51.5615)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CBD #BD6938

analogous

#38BDAB #388CBD #3849BD

triadic

#388CBD #BD388C #8CBD38

tetradic

#388CBD #AB38BD #BD6938 #49BD38

square

#388CBD #AB38BD #BD6938 #49BD38

split-complementary

#388CBD #BD3849 #BDAB38

monochromatic

#1C465F #2A698E #388CBD #62A8D0 #91C2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#388CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#388CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CBD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CBD	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.109 238.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadd1',
    500: '#388cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388cbd;
$custom-light: #7fadd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61077,
    "c": 0.10916,
    "h": 238
  },
  "luminance": 0.23271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CBD

secondary

#C9A087

accent

#804ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CBD

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

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