#388CC0#388CC0

#388CC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 239.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388CC0
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 192)
HSL	hsl(203, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -8.16, -34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 35.33, 256.64°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0568 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.112 239.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5197, 23.4004, 53.2942)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388CC0 #C06C38

analogous

#38C0B0 #388CC0 #3848C0

triadic

#388CC0 #C0388C #8CC038

tetradic

#388CC0 #B038C0 #C06C38 #48C038

square

#388CC0 #B038C0 #C06C38 #48C038

split-complementary

#388CC0 #C03848 #C0B038

monochromatic

#1C4761 #2A6991 #388CC0 #64A8D2 #93C2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#388CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#388CC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388CC0

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388CC0	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 239.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fadd3',
    500: '#388cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388cc0;
$custom-light: #7fadd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.941,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61227,
    "c": 0.11235,
    "h": 239.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388CC0

secondary

#CBA289

accent

#824ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388CC0

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

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