#388DB5#388DB5

#388DB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.101 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DB5
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 181)
HSL	hsl(199, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -12.48, -28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 31.01, 246.27°)
OKLab	oklab(60.93% -0.0616 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(60.93% 0.101 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4930, 23.2246, 47.1626)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DB5 #B56038

analogous

#38B59F #388DB5 #384FB5

triadic

#388DB5 #B5388D #8DB538

tetradic

#388DB5 #9F38B5 #B56038 #4FB538

square

#388DB5 #9F38B5 #B56038 #4FB538

split-complementary

#388DB5 #B5384F #B59F38

monochromatic

#1B4458 #2A6986 #388DB5 #5DA9CD #8CC2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#388DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#388DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DB5

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DB5	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.101 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daecb',
    500: '#388db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388db5;
$custom-light: #7daecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60927,
    "c": 0.10069,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DB5

secondary

#C69883

accent

#7A4CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DB5

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

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