#388DAE#388DAE

#388DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.095 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DAE
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(197, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.02, -14.81, -24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.02, 28.92, 239.18°)
OKLab	oklab(60.6% -0.0642 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.095 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7927, 22.9445, 43.4745)
Luminance	0.2295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DAE #AE5938

analogous

#38AE94 #388DAE #3852AE

triadic

#388DAE #AE388D #8DAE38

tetradic

#388DAE #9438AE #AE5938 #52AE38

square

#388DAE #9438AE #AE5938 #52AE38

split-complementary

#388DAE #AE3852 #AE9438

monochromatic

#1A4251 #296780 #388DAE #59AACA #88C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#388DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#388DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DAE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DAE	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.095 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daec6',
    500: '#388dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388dae;
$custom-light: #7daec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.78,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60602,
    "c": 0.09457,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DAE

secondary

#C3927F

accent

#754DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DAE

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

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