#388EAD#388EAD

#388EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.094 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EAD
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, -15.69, -23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 28.55, 236.66°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0656 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.094 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8437, 23.2018, 43.0124)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EAD #AD5738

analogous

#38AD91 #388EAD #3854AD

triadic

#388EAD #AD388E #8EAD38

tetradic

#388EAD #9138AD #AD5738 #54AD38

square

#388EAD #9138AD #AD5738 #54AD38

split-complementary

#388EAD #AD3854 #AD9138

monochromatic

#1A4251 #29687F #388EAD #59ABC9 #87C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#388EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#388EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EAD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EAD	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.094 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cafc5',
    500: '#388ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388ead;
$custom-light: #7cafc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.897,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.608,
    "c": 0.09353,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EAD

secondary

#C2907F

accent

#734DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EAD

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

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