#388EAF#388EAF

#388EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.095 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EAF
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, -15.03, -24.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 29.06, 238.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.89% -0.0648 -0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(60.89% 0.095 227)
XYZ	xyz(19.0386, 23.2798, 44.0392)
Luminance	0.2328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#388EAF #AF5938

analogous

#38AF95 #388EAF #3852AF

triadic

#388EAF #AF388E #8EAF38

tetradic

#388EAF #9538AF #AF5938 #52AF38

square

#388EAF #9538AF #AF5938 #52AF38

split-complementary

#388EAF #AF3852 #AF9538

monochromatic

#1A4352 #296881 #388EAF #5AABCA #88C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#388EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#388EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EAF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EAF	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.095 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc7',
    500: '#388eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388eaf;
$custom-light: #7dafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.639,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6089,
    "c": 0.09511,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.23282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EAF

secondary

#C39280

accent

#744DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EAF

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

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