#388DA2#388DA2

#388DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.086 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DA2
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(192, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(192, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -18.71, -18.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 26.42, 224.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% -0.0689 -0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.086 217)
XYZ	xyz(17.6747, 22.4973, 37.5863)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DA2 #A24D38

analogous

#38A282 #388DA2 #3858A2

triadic

#388DA2 #A2388D #8DA238

tetradic

#388DA2 #8238A2 #A24D38 #58A238

square

#388DA2 #8238A2 #A24D38 #58A238

split-complementary

#388DA2 #A23858 #A28238

monochromatic

#193E47 #286575 #388DA2 #53ADC4 #81C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#388DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#388DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DA2

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DA2	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.086 217.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7baebd',
    500: '#388da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388da2;
$custom-light: #7baebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.887,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60076,
    "c": 0.08627,
    "h": 217
  },
  "luminance": 0.22499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DA2

secondary

#BD8679

accent

#6B50D8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DA2

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

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