#388DA9#388DA9

#388DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.091 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DA9
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 169)
HSL	hsl(195, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 67%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.82, -16.45, -22.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.82, 27.69, 233.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.38% -0.0661 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(60.38% 0.091 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3143, 22.7531, 40.9550)
Luminance	0.2276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DA9 #A95438

analogous

#38A98D #388DA9 #3855A9

triadic

#388DA9 #A9388D #8DA938

tetradic

#388DA9 #8D38A9 #A95438 #55A938

square

#388DA9 #8D38A9 #A95438 #55A938

split-complementary

#388DA9 #A93855 #A98D38

monochromatic

#1A404D #29677B #388DA9 #57ABC7 #85C2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#388DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#388DA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DA9

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DA9	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8AAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.091 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7caec2',
    500: '#388da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388da9;
$custom-light: #7caec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.867,
    "s": 50.222,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60378,
    "c": 0.09073,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DA9

secondary

#C08D7C

accent

#714EDA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DA9

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

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