#388EB0#388EB0

#388EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EB0
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.40, -14.70, -25.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.40, 29.33, 239.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% -0.0645 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.096 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1372, 23.3193, 44.5584)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EB0 #B05A38

analogous

#38B096 #388EB0 #3852B0

triadic

#388EB0 #B0388E #8EB038

tetradic

#388EB0 #9638B0 #B05A38 #52B038

square

#388EB0 #9638B0 #B05A38 #52B038

split-complementary

#388EB0 #B03852 #B09638

monochromatic

#1A4353 #296982 #388EB0 #5BABCB #89C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#388EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#388EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EB0

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EB0	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)

#7C8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc7',
    500: '#388eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388eb0;
$custom-light: #7dafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60936,
    "c": 0.09593,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EB0

secondary

#C49380

accent

#754DDB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EB0

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

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