#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
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(202, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -8.85, -33.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 34.53, 255.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.13% -0.0574 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(61.13% 0.11 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2996, 23.3124, 52.1351)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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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
##388CBE	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview with #388CBE

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

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