#388EB3#388EB3

#388EB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.098 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388EB3
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 179)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -13.70, -26.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 30.20, 243.01°)
OKLab	oklab(61.07% -0.0633 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(61.07% 0.098 230)
XYZ	xyz(19.4373, 23.4393, 46.1389)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388EB3 #B35D38

analogous

#38B39A #388EB3 #3850B3

triadic

#388EB3 #B3388E #8EB338

tetradic

#388EB3 #9A38B3 #B35D38 #50B338

square

#388EB3 #9A38B3 #B35D38 #50B338

split-complementary

#388EB3 #B33850 #B39A38

monochromatic

#1B4456 #296984 #388EB3 #5CAACC #8BC3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#388EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#388EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388EB3

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388EB3	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.098 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dafca',
    500: '#388eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388eb3;
$custom-light: #7dafca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.049,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61074,
    "c": 0.09848,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.23441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388EB3

secondary

#C59682

accent

#774CDC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #388EB3

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

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