#388EA5#388EA5

#388EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.088 H 218.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EA5
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 165)
HSL	hsl(193, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(193, 66%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.97, -18.28, -19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.97, 26.91, 227.19°)
OKLab	oklab(60.45% -0.0687 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(60.45% 0.088 218.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0926, 22.9014, 39.0569)
Luminance	0.2290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EA5 #A54F38

analogous

#38A585 #388EA5 #3857A5

triadic

#388EA5 #A5388E #8EA538

tetradic

#388EA5 #8538A5 #A54F38 #57A538

square

#388EA5 #8538A5 #A54F38 #57A538

split-complementary

#388EA5 #A53857 #A58538

monochromatic

#193F4A #286777 #388EA5 #55AEC5 #83C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#388EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#388EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EA5

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EA5	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.088 218.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bafbf',
    500: '#388ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ea5;
$custom-light: #7bafbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.661,
    "s": 49.321,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6045,
    "c": 0.08802,
    "h": 218.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EA5

secondary

#BE897A

accent

#6C4FD9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EA5

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

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