#388FAB#388FAB

#388FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.092 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388FAB
RGB	rgb(56, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -16.89, -22.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 28.02, 232.94°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0674 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.092 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8011, 23.4239, 42.0506)
Luminance	0.2343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388FAB #AB5438

analogous

#38AB8E #388FAB #3855AB

triadic

#388FAB #AB388F #8FAB38

tetradic

#388FAB #8E38AB #AB5438 #55AB38

square

#388FAB #8E38AB #AB5438 #55AB38

split-complementary

#388FAB #AB3855 #AB8E38

monochromatic

#1A424F #29687D #388FAB #58ADC8 #86C4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#388FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#388FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388FAB

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#7F8CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.092 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cb0c4',
    500: '#388fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388fab;
$custom-light: #7cb0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.609,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60956,
    "c": 0.09188,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388FAB

secondary

#C18E7D

accent

#704EDA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388FAB

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

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