#388EB2#388EB2

#388EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.098 H 229.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EB2
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -14.04, -26.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 29.90, 242.00°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0637 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.098 229.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3366, 23.3990, 45.6082)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EB2 #B25C38

analogous

#38B299 #388EB2 #3851B2

triadic

#388EB2 #B2388E #8EB238

tetradic

#388EB2 #9938B2 #B25C38 #51B238

square

#388EB2 #9938B2 #B25C38 #51B238

split-complementary

#388EB2 #B23851 #B29938

monochromatic

#1B4455 #296983 #388EB2 #5CABCC #8AC3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#388EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#388EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EB2

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EB2	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.098 229.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafc9',
    500: '#388eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388eb2;
$custom-light: #7dafc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.705,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61028,
    "c": 0.09761,
    "h": 229.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EB2

secondary

#C59581

accent

#774CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EB2

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

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