#388EA2#388EA2

#388EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.086 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EA2
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(191, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(191, 65%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.86, -19.24, -18.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.86, 26.48, 223.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.32% -0.07 -0.0506)
OKLCH	oklch(60.32% 0.086 215.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8228, 22.7935, 37.6357)
Luminance	0.2280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EA2 #A24C38

analogous

#38A281 #388EA2 #3859A2

triadic

#388EA2 #A2388E #8EA238

tetradic

#388EA2 #8138A2 #A24C38 #59A238

square

#388EA2 #8138A2 #A24C38 #59A238

split-complementary

#388EA2 #A23859 #A28138

monochromatic

#193E47 #286675 #388EA2 #53AFC4 #81C4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#388EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#388EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EA2

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EA2	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.086 215.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bafbd',
    500: '#388ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ea2;
$custom-light: #7bafbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.321,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60324,
    "c": 0.08635,
    "h": 215.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EA2

secondary

#BD8679

accent

#6950D8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EA2

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

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