#388EAE#388EAE

#388EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.094 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EAE
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.32, -15.36, -24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.32, 28.80, 237.77°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% -0.0652 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.094 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9408, 23.2407, 43.5239)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EAE #AE5838

analogous

#38AE93 #388EAE #3853AE

triadic

#388EAE #AE388E #8EAE38

tetradic

#388EAE #9338AE #AE5838 #53AE38

square

#388EAE #9338AE #AE5838 #53AE38

split-complementary

#388EAE #AE3853 #AE9338

monochromatic

#1A4251 #296880 #388EAE #59ABCA #88C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#388EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#388EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EAE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EAE	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)

#7D8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.094 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc6',
    500: '#388eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388eae;
$custom-light: #7dafc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.271,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60845,
    "c": 0.09431,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EAE

secondary

#C3917F

accent

#734DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EAE

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

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