#388CBE#388CBE

#388CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.110 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#388CBE
RGBrgb(56, 140, 190)
HSLhsl(202, 54%, 48%)
HSVhsv(202, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(70.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LABlab(55.39, -8.85, -33.38)
CIE-LCHlch(55.39, 34.53, 255.14°)
OKLaboklab(61.13% -0.0574 -0.0941)
OKLCHoklch(61.13% 0.11 238.6)
XYZxyz(20.2996, 23.3124, 52.1351)
Luminance0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#388CBE #BE6A38
analogous
#38BEAD #388CBE #3849BE
triadic
#388CBE #BE388C #8CBE38
tetradic
#388CBE #AD38BE #BE6A38 #49BE38
square
#388CBE #AD38BE #BE6A38 #49BE38
split-complementary
#388CBE #BE3849 #BEAD38
monochromatic
#1C465F #2A698F #388CBE #62A8D1 #92C2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71
#388CBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66
#388CBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CBE
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##388CBE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##388CBE1.003.715.665.66
#FFFFFF3.711.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6621.001.001.00
##0000005.6621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#758CC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#627FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #388cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.110 238.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadd1',
    500: '#388cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #388cbe;
$custom-light: #7fadd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#388cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.388,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61127,
    "c": 0.11021,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#388CBE
secondary
#CAA188
accent
#814ADE
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82

Preview Lab

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#388CBE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva